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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) They are too noisy.
(b) Their voices might tempt and distract the men.
(c) Their voices are too shrill.
(d) They don't really know the correct pronunciations.

2. Felipe teaches Rita how to negotiate what?
(a) Arguments.
(b) Lava.
(c) Shells.
(d) Boats.

3. What makes Ruth decide to have Rita as a guest?
(a) She is excited about having an author in the house.
(b) She is bored and decides that she needs company.
(c) She is very lonely.
(d) She has Rita's writing analyzed by a friend who tells her that she should meet Rita.

4. Why does Rita decide to go to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) She wants to study the history of the area.
(b) She wants to visit some friends there.
(c) She wants to collect shells.
(d) She plans to write a children's book on animals.

5. Where does Rita get the idea to go to Indonesia?
(a) After reading a book.
(b) After meeting an Indonesian.
(c) At her high school reunion.
(d) After blindly settling her finger on a map.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rita observes that the women shy away from what?

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

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

4. What is the first thing Rita does when she arrives at her house in Israel?

5. How does Rita feel about her Jewish background?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Servas work?

3. What is the political situation like in Nicaragua?

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

5. What is the Traveler's Network like?

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

7. Why does Rita decide to go to Indonesia?

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

9. What does Rita think of the Mayan city?

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

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