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

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

3. What happens to Rita's marriage?
(a) They patch things up.
(b) It ends in divorce.
(c) She and her husband agree to separate for a longer period of time.
(d) They decide to stay married but travel more.

4. What is the topography of the village?
(a) It's in a valley.
(b) It's on a plateau.
(c) It's almost vertical.
(d) It is on rolling land.

5. Where does Rita's passion for travel get re-kindled?
(a) When she goes to the Galapagos.
(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 watches the Travel Channel on TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days pass before the women in the village (aside from Margarita) begin to talk with Rita?

2. Who greets Rita at the airport when she arrives home?

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

4. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?

5. How do the men treat Rita?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

3. How does Rita feel about going home?

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

5. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

6. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

7. What does Rita feel about living in Guatemala?

8. How does Rita end up as a hitchhiker on a 20-person luxury cruise ship?

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

10. Why does Rita decide to go to Indonesia?

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