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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. Where does Rita plan to travel after Bali?

2. How does Dr. Galdikas treat the animals?

3. Rita attends what type of ceremony?

4. How much interaction does Rita have with Dr. Galdikas?

5. What tool changes Rita's connection to her family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Rita feel about the hierarchy of the island?

5. How is Rita's mother's experience after the death of Rita's father similar to Rita's experiences?

6. How does Rita prepare for her time in Irian Jaya?

7. How does Rita use music when she is going on the trek?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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