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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. How does Rita get to the Zapotec village?

2. What does Rita say her profession is?

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

4. How does Rita feel about her Jewish background?

5. What group does Rita join when she travels to Israel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the political situation like in Nicaragua?

4. Why is Rita interested in visiting Israel?

5. What is happening in Rita's marriage?

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

7. How does Servas work?

8. What is the Traveler's Network like?

9. How does Rita celebrate her birthday in Guatemala?

10. Describe Rita's life with her husband.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the circumstances that lead up to Rita's decision to travel. How does she factor in her husband? How does she factor in her children?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the caste system in Bali. How does this compare to the life with which Rita has been familiar in Los Angeles? Why does she accept it at first? What makes her want to leave it?

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