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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rita's relationship with Tu Aji?
(a) They are lovers.
(b) They become very close friends.
(c) There is outright animosity between them.
(d) They are polite but distant to each other.

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

3. What kind of house does Dayu Raka have ready for Rita?
(a) A very beautiful, luxurious one.
(b) She has a room adjacent to the family home.
(c) A clean yet spartan house.
(d) A hut.

4. What bothers Rita when she thinks of dying in Bali?
(a) She doesn't want the villagers peering at her naked corpse.
(b) She doesn't want to be cremated.
(c) She doesn't want to be buried without a tombstone.
(d) She doesn't want to die so far from her home.

5. Irian Jaya is the western half of what?
(a) New Guinea.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Japan.
(d) Russia.

6. What does Rita realize when she goes to pay for her store purchases?
(a) She has left her wallet at home.
(b) Prices are extremely high.
(c) She still has money from Bali.
(d) They should have charged her more.

7. How do Rita's children react to her living near them?
(a) They resent her intrusion in their lives.
(b) They stop in if she begs them to do so.
(c) They visit her frequently and ask her to move closer to them.
(d) They smother her with their nurturing.

8. How does Rita feel after she goes back to Bali?
(a) She loves it more than ever.
(b) She wants to leave immediately.
(c) Things aren't the same as before.
(d) She realizes that it is home, and she never wants to leave.

9. What incredible gift does Rita discover Nyoman has?
(a) He's an incredible sculptor.
(b) He has a real gift for language.
(c) He's a terrific chef.
(d) He is very good with animals.

10. What does Rita think of sago, the main food staple of the tree village?
(a) She spits it out.
(b) She thinks it is dry and flavorless, but eats it anyway.
(c) She asks for the recipe.
(d) She loves it.

11. Where does Rita live in Seattle?
(a) With her son.
(b) In a house she buys.
(c) With her daughter.
(d) In an apartment overlooking a lake.

12. What does the telegram Rita receives tell her?
(a) Her book has made the NY Times bestseller list.
(b) There is a disease in the village.
(c) The villagers are holding a celebration in her honor.
(d) Tu Aji has died.

13. Why is the child scared of Rita?
(a) She tells strange stories.
(b) Her actions are too abrupt.
(c) She looks different from anyone he has ever encountered.
(d) Her voice is too loud.

14. What stops Rita from staying in one of the village houses?
(a) The people are very ill.
(b) She would have to climb up a tree.
(c) She doesn't like the atmosphere in the village.
(d) The inhabitants scare her away.

15. Why does Rita leave Bali to go the United States?
(a) She is tired of Bali.
(b) She wants to get an apartment.
(c) She doesn't want to be reminded of Tu Nini.
(d) To check on her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much interaction does Rita have with Dr. Galdikas?

2. Why are the missionaries in Irian Jaya?

3. To what does Rita attribute her desire to leave Bali?

4. What are Rita's neighbors in Vancouver like?

5. What does Rita feel about the animals after tracking them for a day?

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