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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches Rita Indonesian?

2. What organization helps the families in the village with education?

3. Rita loses her position because the boss thinks what?

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

5. When the plane lands on a different island than the one where Rita thinks she is staying, how does she react?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rita feel about living in Guatemala?

2. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

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

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

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

6. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

7. What is the Traveler's Network like?

8. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

9. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

10. What is Juanita's connection to California?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion is a common theme in this book. How does Rita feel about it? Give examples of some of the religious experiences Rita encounters throughout her travels.

Essay Topic 2

What does Rita think will help her integrate into other cultures? How does she prepare for integration? What does she learn through her travels about integration?

Essay Topic 3

What does Rita think about the spiritual experience in the cave? What message does the king get, and how does he react to it? How does the experience change the way Rita thinks about spirits?

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