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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 concerns Rita about the children in the mountain villages?

2. What does Tu Nini do before she dies?

3. What is Dr. Galdikas like?

4. What stops Rita from staying in one of the village houses?

5. What is Rita's favorite thing to do in Vancouver?

Short Essay Questions

1. Rita visits her mom and is alarmed by her weakness. How does she react to her mother's health situation?

2. Why does the group travel so far to visit the villagers who live in the trees?

3. What is Tu Man's relationship with Jan?

4. What is a common problem that Rita observes in the children of the villages through which she travels?

5. What would be the benefits of having a telephone in Kerambitan?

6. What happens when the women go into a trance?

7. Describe the treasures that Tu Aji's ancestors found in the cave.

8. Describe the housing situation in which Rita, finds herself on Bali.

9. What is life like in Bali without Tu Aji?

10. Why does Rita move to Vancouver?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rita frequently addresses the subject of food throughout her travels. Give a minimum of two examples from the book when communal cooking makes a big impact on Rita. Explain what she gets out of each particular experience.

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 are some ways a suppressed culture can recover? Give an example of one such culture and offer information on how the culture has been reawakened.

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