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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 doesn't the captain want to go to Tower Island?
(a) The water is too rough.
(b) He is worried about distressing the native animals.
(c) It's too far, too flat, and impossible to find in fog without radar.
(d) He is scared of the animals.

2. What does Rita do without her first night in the hotel?
(a) Food.
(b) Light.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Water.

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

4. Who does Rita imagine she sees when looking out over the plaza toward the Temple of the Inscriptions?
(a) Mayans.
(b) Her traveling partners.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her husband.

5. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?
(a) An American student.
(b) The maid.
(c) A school she attends in Indonesia.
(d) She teaches herself and won't accept help from anyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zahava want Rita to experience?

2. How does Rita get to the Zapotec village?

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

4. Where does Rita's passion for travel get re-kindled?

5. What is Rita's life like with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Traveler's Network like?

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

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

4. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

5. Why is Rita interested in visiting Israel?

6. Why does Rita decide to travel, and why does she go alone?

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

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

9. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

10. How does Rita feel about cooking with the women?

(see the answer keys)

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