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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rita inadvertently do to her landlady?
(a) She helps her without realizing it.
(b) She offends her by showing up to a party late.
(c) She offends her by breaking customs.
(d) She helps her out of a tough situation.

2. What does Rita observe about the Nicaraguans she meets over the eight months that she is there?
(a) They are very skittish.
(b) They have an air of pride and confidence.
(c) They are very reserved.
(d) They act beaten and oppressed.

3. How does Tu Aji feel about death?
(a) He resents the fact that he must someday die.
(b) He is afraid of death.
(c) He wants more time on earth.
(d) He is ready to face the next world.

4. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?
(a) An American student.
(b) She teaches herself and won't accept help from anyone else.
(c) The maid.
(d) A school she attends in Indonesia.

5. With whom does Rita eat on her second night in Mexico City?
(a) A woman she meets while in the museum.
(b) Two strange men from England.
(c) A teacher from the Spanish school.
(d) A travel agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rita do for her 49th birthday?

2. Rita attends what type of ceremony?

3. What does Rita feel as if she stepped into when she visits the Druse?

4. Who dies shortly after Tu Nini?

5. About what has Rita always dreamed?

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