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

2. Why can't women sing during the service?

3. What makes Ruth decide to have Rita as a guest?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Juanita's connection to California?

3. How does Servas work?

4. Why is Rita interested in visiting Israel?

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

6. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

7. What does Rita think of the Mayan city?

8. Why does Rita decide to go to Indonesia?

9. How are women treated in the communities Rita visits in Israel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of Rita's friends think that she is running away. Why do they believe this? How does she really feel? How does this show?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the inner workings of the orangutan camp. What do the scientists do? What does Rita do while she is there?

Essay Topic 3

Describe different ways that Rita shows respect for the people she meets in her travels. How do they show respect for her? How does she show respect for her family? How does her family show respect for her?

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