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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns Rita about the children in the mountain villages?
(a) They are nutritionally deficient.
(b) They have no business sense.
(c) They run too free.
(d) They are sassy.

2. How does the king treat the woman who gives him the message from the spirits?
(a) He has her whipped.
(b) He has her killed.
(c) He treats her normally. It isn't she who gives the message, she is just the vessel through whom the spirits speak.
(d) He has her honored for bringing such good news.

3. What do the spirits tell the king?
(a) He is going to die soon.
(b) He is not fulfilling his responsibilities to the family.
(c) He is doing a wonderful job ruling.
(d) He is too autocratic.

4. Of what does Rita accidentally become a part when she visits Budi?
(a) A parade.
(b) A swim lesson.
(c) A religious ritual.
(d) A birthday celebration.

5. About what is the old woman on the bus ranting?
(a) She thinks the other riders are rude.
(b) She doesn't have money for medicine.
(c) She thinkgs the transportation system is abysmal.
(d) She hates commercialism.

6. How does Tu Aji feel about death?
(a) He resents the fact that he must someday die.
(b) He wants more time on earth.
(c) He is afraid of death.
(d) He is ready to face the next world.

7. What does Rita have to watch out for when she bathes?
(a) Mud slides.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Crocodiles.
(d) Parasitic worms.

8. What tool changes Rita's connection to her family?
(a) They use instant cameras to share candid images.
(b) The family starts visiting her more.
(c) She can telegraph the family.
(d) She gets Internet access.

9. Who flies Rita to the next village visit?
(a) A friend of one of her fellow travelers.
(b) A local with a rudimentary license.
(c) A retired naval officer.
(d) A missionary.

10. What does Rita feel about the animals after tracking them for a day?
(a) She is amazed by their intelligence.
(b) She is disgusted with their habits.
(c) She is in awe.
(d) She doesn't understand why people spend time studying them.

11. How does Rita help the wives?
(a) She watches the children.
(b) She teaches them English.
(c) She shops for them.
(d) She helps with gardening.

12. Where does Rita plan to travel after Bali?
(a) She is going to travel through the western United States.
(b) She is going to trek in the mountains of Irian Jaya.
(c) She is going to travel through the eastern United States.
(d) She is going to Europe.

13. Why are the missionaries in Irian Jaya?
(a) They want to feed the villagers.
(b) They want to give the people religion in their own tribal language.
(c) They like to travel.
(d) They want to educate the villagers.

14. What job does Rita do while living in Dayu Raka's house?
(a) She drives the car for the family.
(b) She translates for the museum.
(c) She teaches children daily.
(d) She is a fill-in nurse.

15. What happens during her visit to her mother in the United States?
(a) Her mother dies.
(b) Her daughter is in a car accident.
(c) The hired help quits.
(d) Her son gets engaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rita feel after she goes back to Bali?

2. How long does Rita stay in Bali?

3. Why does the group travel through swamps and trees?

4. What happens after they take Tu Nini to the healer?

5. What is Dr. Galdikas rule regarding the forest?

(see the answer keys)

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