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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the relationship in which two people teach each other how to speak their languages?
(a) Tandem Buddies.
(b) Italian buddies.
(c) Partner Speakers.
(d) Tandem Exchange Partner.

2. Julio decides there is one word which can describe the cities in Italy and in the world. What word is associated with Rome?
(a) History.
(b) Truth.
(c) Sex.
(d) Power.

3. What does Liz first do when she gets to Rome and begins to settle into her trip?
(a) Enrolls in Italian classes.
(b) Eats pastries.
(c) Cries.
(d) Does yoga asanas.

4. Liz decides that she wants to have her own __________ since she seems to have forgotten what that is.
(a) Personality.
(b) Home.
(c) Books.
(d) Truth.

5. Shaktipat is the divine ____________ given by enlightened masters to their students, according to Liz.
(a) Scripture.
(b) Interpretation.
(c) Initiation.
(d) Rules.

6. One must be open to ____________, writes Liz, when she is thinking about Octavian and all of the things that he does not contemplate.
(a) Truth.
(b) Power.
(c) Transformation.
(d) Aggression.

7. Who introduces Liz to an Indian Guru when she is in her fragile state and is unable to deal well with the world?
(a) Claude.
(b) Iva.
(c) David.
(d) Giovanni.

8. Liz calls her mind a __________ mind as it tends to swing back and forth between ideas and emotions.
(a) Child's.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Neanderthal.
(d) Bird.

9. What are humans seeking, according to Liz's understanding of what yoga is meant to do for a person?
(a) Financial stability.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Joy.
(d) Serenity.

10. Liz decides that she will spend ________ months each in Italy, India, and Indonesia, according to the story.
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. What line does Liz remember from Jaws when she struggles with not breaking down? "We're gonna need a bigger _________"
(a) Boat.
(b) Plan.
(c) Harpoon.
(d) Net.

12. Who tells Liz that her divorce papers had been signed, just as Liz was waking up from a nap?
(a) Iva.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) Her lawyer.
(d) David.

13. What does God tell Liz to do when she first speaks with him during her moment of desperation, according to the story?
(a) Leave her apartment.
(b) Get a divorce.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Go back to bed.

14. Who comes to visit Liz, dragging her around the city and helping her through her breakup grief?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Iva.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Sophie.

15. Who advises Liz not to fall apart because of her work, even though she feels like crying some days?
(a) David.
(b) Guru.
(c) Iva.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does Lucca's birthday fall so the group of friends decides to celebrate this holiday as well for Liz?

2. What offers Liz ever-shifting images that begin to drive her crazy, even as she is trying to push them away?

3. Living the idea of God is something which is impossible without the help of ______________, even if understanding is simple.

4. Italians do not need to be told that they need to take a _________ during the day, according to the story.

5. What does Liz decide to retire when she finally begins to settle down in Italy with her new friends?

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