2. Where does Rita's passion for travel get re-kindled?
(a) When she goes to the library and takes out some travel books.
(b) When she goes to a seminar given by a world traveler.
(c) When she goes to the Galapagos.
(d) When she watches the Travel Channel on TV.

3. What happens to Rita's marriage?
(a) They patch things up.
(b) They decide to stay married but travel more.
(c) It ends in divorce.
(d) She and her husband agree to separate for a longer period of time.

4. What does Zahava want Rita to experience?
(a) A day in the Israeli educational system.
(b) The joy of a big family Sabbath.
(c) The seriousness of a religious service.
(d) A day in the country.

5. Rita goes to the Mayor to obtain permission to go where?
(a) To a ceremony for the vice-governor's grandmother who died.
(b) To someone else's home to live.
(c) To the market.
(d) To the country.

6. Why doesn't the captain want to go to Tower Island?
(a) It's too far, too flat, and impossible to find in fog without radar.
(b) The water is too rough.
(c) He is scared of the animals.
(d) He is worried about distressing the native animals.

7. Of what is the author afraid at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Meeting people.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Illness.

8. With whom does Rita travel to the ceremony?
(a) A famous author.
(b) The government party.
(c) Her hosts.
(d) Her daughter .

9. What does Rita realize while she is touring the museums in Mexico City?
(a) She has no friends.
(b) She misses her husband.
(c) She has no concept of safety.
(d) She is completely free to do whatever she wants.

10. What is Rita's life like with her husband?
(a) Glamorous.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Poverty-stricken.
(d) Abusive.

11. What response does Rita get when she asks about life in El Salvador?
(a) She is told that it is difficult, but improving.
(b) She is told that it is a modern Utopia.
(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.

12. Who greets Rita at the airport when she arrives home?
(a) No-one.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her husband.

13. Why can't women sing during the service?
(a) Their voices are too shrill.
(b) Their voices might tempt and distract the men.
(c) They don't really know the correct pronunciations.
(d) They are too noisy.

14. What is the first thing Rita does when she arrives at her house in Israel?
(a) She enjoys a delicious meal.
(b) She goes swimming with her host.
(c) She takes a nap.
(d) She prays.

15. Felipe teaches Rita how to negotiate what?
(a) Shells.
(b) Lava.
(c) Arguments.
(d) Boats.