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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rita have to go to Quibuto after 10 in the morning?
(a) Rita like to sleep in late.
(b) They need to clear the mines in the road that have been planted overnight.
(c) There is too much traffic earlier.
(d) The people in the town like to sleep in late.

2. What does Rita feel as if she is running towards?
(a) Sanity.
(b) Education.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Culture.

3. Who accompanies them into Nicaragua?
(a) Two soldiers.
(b) A priest.
(c) Some new friends.
(d) Some old friends.

4. What does the architect want Rita to do?
(a) Write a book about his family.
(b) Teach his children how to write books.
(c) Teach his children English.
(d) Read her books to his children.

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

6. Where does the family picnic when they go to the beach?
(a) On a bluff.
(b) In a park.
(c) On an island.
(d) On a sidewalk.

7. Rita loses her position because the boss thinks what?
(a) There are too many gringos involved in the project.
(b) Her ideas are too off the mark.
(c) She is lazy.
(d) She is over-qualified.

8. What does Rita experience at the campgrounds after visiting the Temple of the Inscriptions?
(a) Hostility.
(b) Psychedelic mushrooms.
(c) A sense of dread.
(d) A religious connection.

9. How does Rita feel after she leaves Nicaragua?
(a) Saddened.
(b) Drained.
(c) Revitalized.
(d) Inspired.

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

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

12. Why does Rita decide to go to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) She wants to visit some friends there.
(b) She wants to collect shells.
(c) She plans to write a children's book on animals.
(d) She wants to study the history of the area.

13. How does Rita feel about her Jewish background?
(a) She takes her customs and religion very seriously.
(b) She resents her background.
(c) It seems unimportant to her.
(d) She is very proud of her heritage.

14. What does Rita do without her first night in the hotel?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Light.
(d) Blankets.

15. What does Rita feel as if she stepped into when she visits the Druse?
(a) A pit of snakes.
(b) Another world.
(c) A lion's den.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization helps the families in the village with education?

2. Why does Rita have a respect for street entertainers?

3. What does Rita inadvertently do to her landlady?

4. How long does Rita want to stay in the Zapotec village?

5. What happens to Rita's marriage?

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