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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liz decides to ask Sophie if she wants to head out for a ________ eating outing in Naples, according to the story.
(a) Pizza.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Bread.

2. Who is the filmmaker who wants to learn English and becomes Liz's other partner in learning Italian?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Giulio.
(d) Dario.

3. The ___________ process of being at an Ashram discourages anyone whose life problems might distract others.
(a) Application.
(b) Payment.
(c) Travel.
(d) Interview.

4. What is the name of the magazine for which one of the writers Liz meets writes, according to the story?
(a) Gourmet.
(b) Maxim.
(c) Food and Wine.
(d) Conde Traveler.

5. Liz finds that she is unwilling to drop the little ________ string of song when the other women are chanting, even if she is tired.
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the time at which the students at the Ashram are expected to rise in the morning?

2. Yoga is meant to teach ___________, a state in which one does not have to brood about the past or the future.

3. Julio decides there is one word which can describe the cities in Italy and in the world. What word is associated with Rome?

4. Where are Liz and Iva driving when Iva tells Liz that she needs to talk to God about her problems, according to the story?

5. To where does Liz give a girl directions, because this girl is traveling from Australia and needs to find her way eventually?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Liz become lonely and depressed in her new Italian home, according to her writing in the book?

2. What does Liz do in response to David's repulsion at her addiction and her dependence on him?

3. What does Liz do when she is in the midst of her divorce, in order to make herself feel better about her life?

4. What happens when Liz's friends try to tell her to relax when she is in Italy on her trip?

5. To what does Liz compare her arrival at the Ashram when she is first coming into India?

6. What happens when Liz decides to pray to God for the first time during that dark period of her life?

7. For what is the practice of yoga used, according to Liz's own experience and study of the subject?

8. Why is the guru not in residence in the Ashram where Liz is staying, according to her explanation?

9. Why does Liz decide that she needs to swear herself to celibacy for the time being, at the start of the story?

10. What happens when a person is able to stand in the eternal present as a result of practicing yoga?

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