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

2. Rita observes that the women shy away from what?
(a) The part of the ceremony where they salute each other with speeches.
(b) The part of the ceremony where they get drunk.
(c) The part of the ceremony where they kill the cow.
(d) The part of the ceremony where they dance.

3. 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.

4. How do the men treat Rita?
(a) They run away.
(b) They are cordial, but don't look at her directly.
(c) They stand at a distance.
(d) They gather around her, touch her, and tell her stories.

5. About what has Rita always dreamed?
(a) Owning nothing but the stuff she could carry on her back.
(b) Having enough wealth to share with others.
(c) Staying home with her husband and children.
(d) Having a luxurious lifestyle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rita feel as she goes down the street in San Salvador?

3. How do women react when Rita talks about her travels?

4. Who does Rita imagine she sees when looking out over the plaza toward the Temple of the Inscriptions?

5. What does Rita do for her 49th birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rita decide to go to Indonesia?

2. What is the Traveler's Network like?

3. How does Rita feel about going home?

4. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

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

6. What does Rita discover about her lifestyle when she goes to her high school reunion?

7. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

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

9. How does Rita feel after she returns from the Galapagos?

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

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