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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Of what is the author afraid at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Illness.
(b) Meeting people.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Loneliness.
2. What does Rita feel as if she is running towards?
(a) Sanity.
(b) Education.
(c) Culture.
(d) Adventure.
3. Where does Rita sleep in Palenque?
(a) On the ground with a thin blanket.
(b) In a 10 person tent.
(c) In a hammock on a platform.
(d) In a one-person tent
4. What response does Rita get when she asks about life in El Salvador?
(a) She is told that it is a modern Utopia.
(b) She is told that it is difficult, but improving.
(c) She is told that the living standards are rapidly improving.
(d) She is told that they will talk inside the truck where no one can hear them.
5. Who leads the group to Tower Island?
(a) Rita.
(b) The captain.
(c) A friend Rita had met on a previous trip.
(d) Rita's daughter.
6. When the plane lands on a different island than the one where Rita thinks she is staying, how does she react?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She panicks and demands to go back.
(c) She is very nervous, but doesn't know what to say.
(d) She decides to trust and enjoy the adventure.
7. Why does Rita have a respect for street entertainers?
(a) She is somewhat envious of their extroverted nature.
(b) She thinks they are creative.
(c) She is very clumsy and doesn't know how they do their acts.
(d) She appreciates the joy they bring to the world.
8. What community does Rita want to learn more about in Chapter 4?
(a) The religious community.
(b) The street children .
(c) The ex-pat community.
(d) The elderly.
9. How do women react when Rita talks about her travels?
(a) They are interested and inspired that she does it without a man.
(b) They are politely curious.
(c) They think she is crazy.
(d) They don't want to talk about it.
10. What discovery makes Rita's traveling easier and more affordable?
(a) She discovers the travelers' network.
(b) She learns tricks for getting the best hotel rates.
(c) She becomes a travel agent.
(d) She learns how to use coupons better.
11. What does Rita experience at the campgrounds after visiting the Temple of the Inscriptions?
(a) A religious connection.
(b) A sense of dread.
(c) Psychedelic mushrooms.
(d) Hostility.
12. What bothers Rita when her wallet is stolen?
(a) She needs to call her husband and report the stolen credit cards.
(b) She loses the pictures of her children.
(c) She has no passport.
(d) She has no money.
13. When Rita goes to the Galapagos, how many years is it since she has been in Mexico City?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.
14. What happens to the cruise trip they plan?
(a) The captain abandons the ship.
(b) The ship is disabled due to rough waters.
(c) The tour is canceled.
(d) They are upgraded unexpectedly.
15. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?
(a) The maid.
(b) An American student.
(c) She teaches herself and won't accept help from anyone else.
(d) A school she attends in Indonesia.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long does Rita want to stay in the Zapotec village?
2. Why do they leave the restaurant?
3. How many days pass before the women in the village (aside from Margarita) begin to talk with Rita?
4. About what has Rita always dreamed?
5. Who accompanies them into Nicaragua?
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