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

2. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?
(a) When they are cooking together.
(b) When they are working in the fields together.
(c) When they dance together.
(d) When they are out getting firewood together.

3. With whom does Rita eat on her second night in Mexico City?
(a) Two strange men from England.
(b) A woman she meets while in the museum.
(c) A teacher from the Spanish school.
(d) A travel agent.

4. How does Rita feel after she leaves Nicaragua?
(a) Saddened.
(b) Revitalized.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Drained.

5. Where does Rita go on her first full day in Mexico City?
(a) She goes to the market.
(b) She goes to a fast food restaurant.
(c) She visits some historic churches.
(d) She goes on a formal tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rita feel as if she is running towards?

2. Why does Rita decide to go to the Galapagos Islands?

3. Where does Rita sleep in Palenque?

4. What response does Rita get when she asks about life in El Salvador?

5. What do Rita and her husband decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

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

4. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

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

6. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

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

8. What does Rita think of the Mayan city?

9. What is the Traveler's Network like?

10. What is Juanita's connection to California?

(see the answer keys)

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