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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Rita feel as she goes down the street in San Salvador?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Curious.

3. When Rita goes to the Galapagos, how many years is it since she has been in Mexico City?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

4. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?
(a) When they are working in the fields together.
(b) When they are out getting firewood together.
(c) When they dance together.
(d) When they are cooking together.

5. What group does Rita join when she travels to Israel?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) The Travelers Network.
(c) Amnesty International.
(d) Servas.

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

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

8. Now that she is truly free, where does Rita decide to travel in Chapter 4?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Asia.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) The Galapagos.

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

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

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

12. What does Rita say her profession is?
(a) Writer of children's books.
(b) Teacher.
(c) She is unemployed.
(d) Banker.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the group to Tower Island?

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

3. How do the men treat Rita?

4. What does Rita do in the waterfalls?

5. What does Rita observe about the Nicaraguans she meets over the eight months that she is there?

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