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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rita feel as she goes down the street in San Salvador?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Curious.
(d) Nervous.

2. Of what is the author afraid at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Strangers.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Meeting people.
(d) Illness.

3. What does Rita do for her 49th birthday?
(a) She calls her family in the US.
(b) She invites Maria and her family over for a party, but keeps her birthday a secret.
(c) She invites Maria and her family over for a grand birthday party with cake and candles and ice cream.
(d) She goes shopping.

4. What happens to the cruise trip they plan?
(a) The captain abandons the ship.
(b) They are upgraded unexpectedly.
(c) The tour is canceled.
(d) The ship is disabled due to rough waters.

5. When does Rita feel very connected with the women in the village?
(a) When they dance together.
(b) When they are cooking together.
(c) When they are out getting firewood together.
(d) When they are working in the fields together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the architect want Rita to do?

2. What is the topography of the village?

3. With whom does Rita eat on her second night in Mexico City?

4. What community does Rita want to learn more about in Chapter 4?

5. Who greets Rita at the airport when she arrives home?

(see the answer key)

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