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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The experience that Liz has with God begins a ______________, but not a conversion, according to the story.
(a) Relationship.
(b) Movie type experience.
(c) Story.
(d) Conversation.

2. The new mantra that Liz uses is ________, which means "I am That" and it targets the area which the monk describes.
(a) Ham-sa.
(b) Vishna.
(c) Hum-sa.
(d) Tun-sa.

3. How long was Liz married before she and her husband decided to get a divorce, according to the story?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Seven years.

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

5. Liz conceives of God as an experience of supreme __________ rather than like the descriptions in popular culture.
(a) Friendship.
(b) Presence.
(c) Authority.
(d) Love.

6. What kind of vacations is Liz assigned to write about, which allows her to travel to Bali where she meets another Guru?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Poker.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Eco.

7. What does Liz ship to herself from New York, which causes her to see the differences in how people perceive troubles?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Food.

8. What is the Sanskrit word for union, according to the writing in this book?
(a) Truth.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Divinity.
(d) Honor.

9. To where does Liz give a girl directions, because this girl is traveling from Australia and needs to find her way eventually?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Slovenia.

10. What allows Liz to head to Rome at the start of the story, according to her own writing?
(a) A free ticket.
(b) Her friend Iva.
(c) A man.
(d) A book advance.

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

12. Liz swears herself to celibacy in order to find healing and peace through ____________, according to the story.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Diary writing.
(d) Yoga.

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

14. In what city does Liz land when she begins her travels in India, according to the writing in this book?
(a) Katamaran.
(b) Timbuktu.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) New Delhi.

15. Because Liz feels ________, she allows the divorce to continue on for months without resolution.
(a) Happy.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Doubtful.
(d) Loved.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the event which only adds to the trauma of Liz's divorce situation and the legal battles with her husband?

3. What is the name of the magazine for which one of the writers Liz meets writes, according to the story?

4. What is the name of the relationship in which two people teach each other how to speak their languages?

5. Who does Lucca want to live near, which is why he cannot picture himself in any other place?

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