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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the captain want to go to Tower Island?

2. What does Rita observe about the female frigatebirds?

3. What does Rita feel as if she is running towards?

4. Why does Rita have a respect for street entertainers?

5. How does Rita feel after she leaves Nicaragua?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rita feel about her life after traveling on her own for three years?

2. What sort of reception does Rita get when she stays in the Zapotec village?

3. What does Rita feel about living in Guatemala?

4. What does Rita think of the Mayan city?

5. How does Rita feel about going home?

6. How do the Indonesians feel about their elderly?

7. How does Rita feel about cooking with the women?

8. How does Rita feel after she returns from the Galapagos?

9. How does Rita end up as a hitchhiker on a 20-person luxury cruise ship?

10. How is Rita connected to the military when she visits the Galapagos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What experiences does Rita have in Nicaragua that make her feel political oppression first-hand? How does it change her view of freedom?

Essay Topic 2

How does Rita feel about the role of women in the cultures she visits? Use examples from the entire book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the caste system in Bali. How does this compare to the life with which Rita has been familiar in Los Angeles? Why does she accept it at first? What makes her want to leave it?

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