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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Rita have a respect for street entertainers?
(a) She appreciates the joy they bring to the world.
(b) She thinks they are creative.
(c) She is somewhat envious of their extroverted nature.
(d) She is very clumsy and doesn't know how they do their acts.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?

3. Felipe teaches Rita how to negotiate what?

4. Rita goes to the Mayor to obtain permission to go where?

5. Brigitte wants Rita to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

2. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

3. What does Rita feel about living in Guatemala?

4. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

5. How does Rita feel about her life after traveling on her own for three years?

6. What is Rita's experience like when she goes to Quibuto?

7. How does Rita get along with the security guard?

8. What sort of reception does Rita get when she stays in the Zapotec village?

9. How is Rita connected to the military when she visits the Galapagos?

10. How does Rita feel about going home?

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