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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the cruise trip they plan?
(a) The ship is disabled due to rough waters.
(b) The tour is canceled.
(c) The captain abandons the ship.
(d) They are upgraded unexpectedly.

2. Why do they leave the restaurant?
(a) Rita is feeling ill.
(b) They don't trust the men who are striking up a conversation with them.
(c) They have a meeting to attend.
(d) The food is terrible.

3. How do the men treat Rita?
(a) They gather around her, touch her, and tell her stories.
(b) They run away.
(c) They are cordial, but don't look at her directly.
(d) They stand at a distance.

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

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

6. How many days pass before the women in the village (aside from Margarita) begin to talk with Rita?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

7. 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 decides to trust and enjoy the adventure.
(c) She panicks and demands to go back.
(d) She is very nervous, but doesn't know what to say.

8. About what has Rita always dreamed?
(a) Having enough wealth to share with others.
(b) Staying home with her husband and children.
(c) Having a luxurious lifestyle.
(d) Owning nothing but the stuff she could carry on her back.

9. What is the topography of the village?
(a) It's almost vertical.
(b) It is on rolling land.
(c) It's on a plateau.
(d) It's in a valley.

10. How does Rita feel as a woman in the super-Orthodox world?
(a) She feels treasured.
(b) She doesn't like feeling second class.
(c) She feels ignored.
(d) She appreciates the importance of her role as a nurturer.

11. On what do they tour the islands?
(a) A tour boat.
(b) A beat-up converted fishing boat.
(c) A sleek cruiser.
(d) A friend's sailboat.

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

13. What do the children ask Rita to do?
(a) Teach them a math lesson.
(b) Give them candy.
(c) Give them money.
(d) Read them her book.

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

15. Where does Rita get the idea to go to Indonesia?
(a) At her high school reunion.
(b) After blindly settling her finger on a map.
(c) After reading a book.
(d) After meeting an Indonesian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?

2. Who does Rita imagine she sees when looking out over the plaza toward the Temple of the Inscriptions?

3. What happens to Rita's marriage?

4. How do the women in the village treat Rita on her first day?

5. What does Rita do without her first night in the hotel?

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