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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Rita observes that the women shy away from what?
(a) The part of the ceremony where they kill the cow.
(b) The part of the ceremony where they salute each other with speeches.
(c) The part of the ceremony where they dance.
(d) The part of the ceremony where they get drunk.

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Rita go on her first full day in Mexico City?
(a) She goes to a fast food restaurant.
(b) She goes on a formal tour.
(c) She visits some historic churches.
(d) She goes to the market.

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

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

10. What does Rita do for her 49th birthday?
(a) She invites Maria and her family over for a party, but keeps her birthday a secret.
(b) She calls her family in the US.
(c) She invites Maria and her family over for a grand birthday party with cake and candles and ice cream.
(d) She goes shopping.

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

12. How long does Rita want to stay in the Zapotec village?
(a) One week.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rita's life like with her husband?

2. Who accompanies them into Nicaragua?

3. With whom does Rita eat on her second night in Mexico City?

4. Why does Rita decide to go to the Galapagos Islands?

5. What happens to Rita's marriage?

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