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

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

3. What is the event which only adds to the trauma of Liz's divorce situation and the legal battles with her husband?
(a) Liz's mother's death.
(b) A near death experience.
(c) 9/11.
(d) Christmas.

4. Liz also begins to attend a _________ meditation group where she learns more about the guru to whom she is introduced.
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Animism.
(d) Muslim.

5. What prevents Liz from setting out on her world travel adventure at the start, though this soon resolves?
(a) A family emergency.
(b) Her divorce proceedings.
(c) An illness.
(d) She loses her book advance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Liz ship to herself from New York, which causes her to see the differences in how people perceive troubles?

2. Liz decides that she wants to be like ____________ when she is old, according to the story.

3. One must be open to ____________, writes Liz, when she is thinking about Octavian and all of the things that he does not contemplate.

4. What kind of vacations is Liz assigned to write about, which allows her to travel to Bali where she meets another Guru?

5. Liz calls her mind a __________ mind as it tends to swing back and forth between ideas and emotions.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is happening when Liz arrives at the Ashram on New Year's Eve, in which she joins?

3. Why doesn't Rome compete with the other cities in the European Union, according to Liz?

4. Why does Liz's guru suggest that she use mantras in her life and in her daily practice?

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

6. Why does one of Liz's friends know of all of the best places to eat in Rome when she is there?

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

8. What does Ketut Liyer tell Liz when she first meets him when studying about yoga vacations in Bali?

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

10. What is the schedule the students have to follow, in terms of the time they need to get up and the time they need to go to bed?

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