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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) Giulio.
(c) Dario.
(d) Sophie.

2. On what does Liz bring Iva when she is still battling her divorce and having troubles with her life, according to the story?
(a) A cruise.
(b) A book signing tour.
(c) A train ride.
(d) A dinner invitation.

3. Who wants to say that they are grateful to be free of crushing depression, though they simply toast their friends?
(a) Julio.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Liz.

4. What does Liz do for the first time in her adult life after she meets the guru and begins to make changes?
(a) Finds her mother.
(b) Reads a book.
(c) Gets her own apartment.
(d) Writes a book.

5. Liz's new lover is _________ over her addiction to him and her despondency about her situation.
(a) Empathetic to her feelings.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Repulsed.
(d) At a loss for words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God tell Liz to do when she first speaks with him during her moment of desperation, according to the story?

2. What is the animal image which is associated with the kundalini shakti, according to the writing in this book?

3. What does Liz release when she gets the 'answer' from God in her notebook as she is in Rome?

4. The experience that Liz has with God begins a ______________, but not a conversion, according to the story.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Giovanni and Liz meet frequently, according to the beginning of the book?

2. How does Liz begin to define pleasure for herself, allowing herself to relax and be happy for once in her life?

3. What does Lucca Spaghetti like to take Liz to do when they are going out to eat in Italy?

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

5. What does Liz admit she has never been able to do when it comes to love relationships, which is why she wants to take a break?

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

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

8. What does Liz do as a result of going to a Hindu meditation group at the suggestion of David?

9. What does Liz do when she begins to hear her ex-husband's voice in her head when she is cooking for herself?

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

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