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Certificacin de la Calidad de la Gestin Escolar

Reading comprehension
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


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1. Where exactly is Liz, the author, at the beginning of the book when
she begins to tell her story?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) New York.
(c) Bali.
(d) Rome.
2. Who does Liz want to kiss her, even though she is dreading it at the
same time, according to the story?
(a) David.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) John.
3. 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.
4. Where does Liz go after the near kiss experience, according to the
story?
(a) Train station.
(b) Studio apartment.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Airport.
5. Where does Liz have her pivotal experience which brings her to her
knees, talking to God?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Yoga class.
(d) Bathroom.
6. Liz conceives of God as an experience of supreme __________ rather
than like the descriptions in popular culture.
(a) Presence.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Authority.
7. What does God tell Liz to do when she first speaks with him during
her moment of desperation, according to the story?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Get a divorce.
(c) Go back to bed.
(d) Leave her apartment.
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


8. How long was Liz married before she and her husband decided to
get a divorce, according to the story?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Seven years.
9. The experience that Liz has with God begins a ______________, but not
a conversion, according to the story.
(a) Conversation.
(b) Relationship.
(c) Movie type experience.
(d) Story.
10. Because Liz feels ________, she allows the divorce to continue on for
months without resolution.
(a) Guilty.
(b) Doubtful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Loved.
11. Who is the gorgeous, attentive actor and writer with whom Liz
begins an affair during the midst of her divorce?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) David.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Thomas.
12. What is the event which only adds to the trauma of Liz's divorce
situation and the legal battles with her husband?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Liz's mother's death.
(c) A near death experience.
(d) 9/11.
13. Liz's new lover is _________ over her addiction to him and her
despondency about her situation.
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Empathetic to her feelings.
(c) At a loss for words.
(d) Repulsed.
14. Who introduces Liz to an Indian Guru when she is in her fragile
state and is unable to deal well with the world?
(a) Iva.
(b) Claude.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) David.
15. 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.
16. What is the language that Liz begins to study in her new found
freedom and as a way to change her life?
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.
17. 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.
18. What kind of vacations is Liz assigned to write about, which allows
her to travel to Bali where she meets another Guru?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Eco.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Poker.
19. A medicine man teaches Liz about the balance between delights
and ___________ and predicts that he will teach her in the future.
(a) Healing.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Devotion.
20. Liz decides that she will spend ________ months each in Italy, India,
and Indonesia, according to the story.
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.
21. What prevents Liz from setting out on her world travel adventure
at the start, though this soon resolves?
(a) A family emergency.
(b) She loses her book advance.
(c) Her divorce proceedings.
(d) An illness.
22. 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 train ride.
(b) A dinner invitation.
(c) A cruise.
(d) A book signing tour.
23. Where are Liz and Iva driving when Iva tells Liz that she needs to
talk to God about her problems, according to the story?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Kansas.
24. Iva tells Liz to imagine all of the people in the world, along with
celebrities and others, ____________ her petition as well.
(a) Burning.
(b) Co-signing.
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Reading comprehension
12th grade

Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(c) Writing.
(d) Laughing at.
25. What allows Liz to head to Rome at the start of the story,
according to her own writing?
(a) Her friend Iva.
(b) A man.
(c) A book advance.
(d) A free ticket.
26. What does Liz first do when she gets to Rome and begins to settle
into her trip?
(a) Does yoga asanas.
(b) Cries.
(c) Enrolls in Italian classes.
(d) Eats pastries.
27. What does Liz stop doing when she begins to feel depression and
loneliness when she is in Rome?
(a) Calling David.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Taking her anti-depressants.
(d) Practicing Italian.
28. What does God say to Liz when she writes down that she does not
believe in him?
(a) I believe in you.
(b) Why are you talking to me?
(c) I think you need some time alone.
(d) I don't believe you.
29. What does Liz release when she gets the 'answer' from God in her
notebook as she is in Rome?
(a) Desire.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Doubt.
30. Who tells Liz that her divorce papers had been signed, just as Liz
was waking up from a nap?
(a) Iva.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) David.
(d) Her lawyer.
Book 1, Beads 19-36
31. What does Liz decide to retire when she finally begins to settle
down in Italy with her new friends?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) Her writing.
(c) Her laptop.
(d) Her yoga mat.
32. Funny enough, two of the people whom Liz meets in Rome are
writers and they are named ____________.
(a) David.
(b) Elizabeth.
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Reading comprehension
12th grade

Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(c) Felipe.
(d) Iva.
33. What is the name of the magazine for which one of the writers Liz
meets writes, according to the story?
(a) Maxim.
(b) Food and Wine.
(c) Conde Traveler.
(d) Gourmet.
34. __________ is Liz's best friend from her Italian class, according to the
story.
(a) Iva.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Elizabeth.
35. Who is the filmmaker who wants to learn English and becomes
Liz's other partner in learning Italian?
(a) Dario.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Giulio.
(d) Maria.
36. Italians do not need to be told that they need to take a _________
during the day, according to the story.
(a) Pill.
(b) Hard look at themselves.
(c) Nap.
(d) Break.
37. What does Liz take great joy in buying after she begins to
understand what brings her pleasure when she is in Italy?
(a) Ingredients.
(b) Books.
(c) Music.
(d) Plants.
38. Who does Liz have in her mind when she is preparing meals,
according to the story?
(a) Herself.
(b) David.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Her ex-husband.
39. What is the name of the relationship in which two people teach
each other how to speak their languages?
(a) Tandem Exchange Partner.
(b) Partner Speakers.
(c) Italian buddies.
(d) Tandem Buddies.
40. Who does Lucca want to live near, which is why he cannot picture
himself in any other place?
(a) Liz.
(b) Maria.
(c) Mama.
(d) Dolce.
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


41. Liz decides that she wants to have her own __________ since she
seems to have forgotten what that is.
(a) Books.
(b) Home.
(c) Personality.
(d) Truth.
42. By what does Liz feel overcome when she is around Roman men,
according to the story?
(a) Anger.
(b) Lust.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Anxiety.
43. Liz's favorite word in Italian is __________________, which means,
"Let's cross over" according to the story.
(a) Attende Tripse.
(b) Attremarche.
(c) Arreverderche.
(d) Attraversiamo.
44. Rome believes itself to be ____________, which is why it is less
competitive than other cities in Europe.
(a) Eternal.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Better.
(d) Useless.
45. Liz studies the language of Italian hard, trying to learn __________
words per day, according to the story.
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.
46. Liz decides that she wants to be like ____________ when she is old,
according to the story.
(a) Felipe.
(b) Rome.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sophie.
47. How long is the walking tour in the city which takes Liz all the way
to her favorite spot on the shore opposite the Tiber Island?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 3 hours.
48. One must be open to ____________, writes Liz, when she is thinking
about Octavian and all of the things that he does not contemplate.
(a) Power.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Transformation.
(d) Truth.
49. What does Liz ship to herself from New York, which causes her to
see the differences in how people perceive troubles?
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(a) Books.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.
50. To where does Liz give a girl directions, because this girl is
traveling from Australia and needs to find her way eventually?
(a) Russia.
(b) Slovenia.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.
51. In whose hands does Giulio put all of the decisions and the
outcomes of the world, according to the story?
(a) God's.
(b) His wife's.
(c) His mama's.
(d) His own.
52. Liz decides to ask Sophie if she wants to head out for a ________
eating outing in Naples, according to the story.
(a) Cheese.
(b) Bread.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Pizza.
53. Liz wishes she could be like __________ who enjoys her husband, but
does not become affected when her husband is moody.
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Iva.
(d) Maria.
54. How does Liz decide that she needs to break up with David? How
does she tell him it's over?
(a) Over email.
(b) In person.
(c) In a letter.
(d) On the phone.
55. Who comes to visit Liz, dragging her around the city and helping
her through her breakup grief?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Iva.
56. Who is the person Liz meets on a train who is a rich programmer
from Seattle?
(a) Richard.
(b) Crazy Linda.
(c) Crazy Joe.
(d) Marta Manna.
57. Julio decides there is one word which can describe the cities in
Italy and in the world. What word is associated with Rome?
(a) Power.
(b) Sex.
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(c) Truth.
(d) History.
58. On what holiday does Lucca's birthday fall so the group of friends
decides to celebrate this holiday as well for Liz?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.
59. Who wants to say that they are grateful to be free of crushing
depression, though they simply toast their friends?
(a) Maria.
(b) Liz.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Julio.
60. The sales clerk tells Liz that she looks like a buffalo ___________ in
her new wide pants, according to the story.
(a) Bread.
(b) Book.
(c) Mozzarella.
(d) Patty.
Book 2, Beads 37-55
61. Liz compares her entrance to the Ashram as one might introduce a
new ____________ to the farm.
(a) Cow.
(b) Horse.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Chicken.
62. In what city does Liz land when she begins her travels in India,
according to the writing in this book?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Katamaran.
(c) Timbuktu.
(d) New Delhi.
63. When Liz is in the Ashram for the first time, she tests out her new
___________, "Om Namah Shivaya."
(a) Mantra.
(b) Pledge.
(c) Goal.
(d) Bitte.
64. What is the Sanskrit word for union, according to the writing in
this book?
(a) Divinity.
(b) Honor.
(c) Truth.
(d) Yoga.
65. What are humans seeking, according to Liz's understanding of
what yoga is meant to do for a person?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Financial stability.
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(c) Serenity.
(d) Joy.
66. Yoga is meant to teach ___________, a state in which one does not
have to brood about the past or the future.
(a) Strength.
(b) Flexibility.
(c) Self-mastery.
(d) Chanting.
67. Liz points out that true yogis see everything in nature as
___________ in disguise, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Purity.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) God.
(d) Truth.
68. Only __________ are conscious of realizing God, as Liz points out in
the book has been taught to her.
(a) Yogis.
(b) Gurus.
(c) Humans.
(d) Birds.
69. Living the idea of God is something which is impossible without
the help of ______________, even if understanding is simple.
(a) Ashrams.
(b) Mantras.
(c) Gurus.
(d) Yoga.
70. The ___________ process of being at an Ashram discourages anyone
whose life problems might distract others.
(a) Interview.
(b) Payment.
(c) Travel.
(d) Application.
71. What is the time at which the students at the Ashram are
expected to rise in the morning?
(a) 4:00 AM.
(b) 6:00 AM.
(c) 3:00 AM.
(d) 5:00 AM.
72. What New Year does Liz help to chant in upon her arrival at the
Ashram and in India for the next part of her trip?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2003.
73. 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) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


74. Liz continues to sing, helping the mystical _____________ that holds
unknown destinies, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Fishing net.
(b) Building.
(c) Water pitcher.
(d) Cone.
75. What is the work assignment that Liz is meant to do when she is
at the Ashram, as a part of her mundane work?
(a) Greeting students and visitors.
(b) Scrubbing temple floors.
(c) Reading.
(d) Washing dishes.
76. Liz calls her mind a __________ mind as it tends to swing back and
forth between ideas and emotions.
(a) Child's.
(b) Bird.
(c) Neanderthal.
(d) Monkey.
77. Liz tries to learn one-_______________ by using mantras, which will
give her mind something to do.
(a) Direction.
(b) Focus.
(c) Use.
(d) Pointedness.
78. Liz is jealous of her roommate who can seemingly slip into
____________ almost instantly when she uses her mantra.
(a) Heaven.
(b) Joy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Delirium.
79. What offers Liz ever-shifting images that begin to drive her crazy,
even as she is trying to push them away?
(a) Richard.
(b) Mind.
(c) The Guru.
(d) A woman.
80. Who advises Liz not to fall apart because of her work, even though
she feels like crying some days?
(a) Iva.
(b) David.
(c) Guru.
(d) Richard.
81. What line does Liz remember from Jaws when she struggles with
not breaking down? "We're gonna need a bigger _________"
(a) Harpoon.
(b) Plan.
(c) Boat.
(d) Net.
82. From what state is Richard, the cool walking stranger who is a
former junkie and alcoholic?
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(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Florida.
83. A monk tells Liz that the mind rests in the __________ to escape
clamor and when Liz tries a new mantra, she feels a shift.
(a) Heart.
(b) Belly.
(c) Back.
(d) Hands.
84. The new mantra that Liz uses is ________, which means "I am That"
and it targets the area which the monk describes.
(a) Tun-sa.
(b) Vishna.
(c) Ham-sa.
(d) Hum-sa.
85. What is the color of the energy running through Liz's body when
she uses the new mantra in her practice?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.
86. What is the animal image which is associated with the kundalini
shakti, according to the writing in this book?
(a) Snake.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Horse.
(d) Tiger.
87. Shaktipat is the divine ____________ given by enlightened masters to
their students, according to Liz.
(a) Scripture.
(b) Rules.
(c) Initiation.
(d) Interpretation.
88. Where is Liz first initiated into the divine energy by her Guru,
though she does not feel any different as a result?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Orlando.
(c) India.
(d) Catskills.
89. Swamji, beloved __________, is in a dream of Liz's, telling her to hold
back the sea while laughing about her failure.
(a) One.
(b) Monk.
(c) Master.
(d) Truth.
90. David may actually have been Liz's _________, but not for the
reasons she thought that he was.
(a) Husband.
(b) Perfect brother.
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Colegio San Agustn de Antofagasta


(c) Guru.
(d) Soul mate.
Book 2, Beads 56-72
91. What does Liz decide to do as she begins to see that her thoughts
are moving into her future travels?
(a) Write.
(b) Walk.
(c) Sing.
(d) Meditate.
92. What does Liz ignore as she is sitting in her meditation, according
to the writing in this book?
(a) Her tears.
(b) Her thoughts.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Another woman.
93. __________ is not an insurance policy, according to the writing in this
book, but rather a courageous leap.
(a) Religion.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Faith.
(d) Silence.
94. Liz's _________ become more deliberate and specific as she does the
work to figure out what she wants.
(a) Books.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Dances.
(d) Songs.
95. ___________ is also a divine/human relationship between grace and
self effort, according to Liz's own thoughts.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Honor.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Prayer.
96. Richard shows Liz that she really must take the time to choose her
___________ when it comes to the way she lives.
(a) Foods.
(b) Gurus.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Thoughts.
97. Liz considers the types of __________ she will let into the harbor of
her mind, as she begins to see their influence.
(a) Ships.
(b) Air.
(c) People.
(d) Criticisms.
98. Liz talks with Tulsi about the inner circle of ___________ which has
been left as a result of her divorce.
(a) Distrust.
(b) Honor.
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(c) Pain.
(d) Revelation.
99. The plumber/poet tells Liz of his Ten Instructions for _____________,
which allows Liz to let go of things in her life.
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Permanence.
(c) Love.
(d) Freedom.
100. What does Liz realize she has been doing too much in her initial
months at the Ashram, on her way back from the airport?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Interacting with others.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Speaking.
101. What is the nickname that Liz desires to have at the Ashram,
though life has other plans for her?
(a) Mantra Girl.
(b) Quiet Girl.
(c) Yoga Master.
(d) Loud Mouth.
102. What is the reassignment that Liz receives the morning after
deciding that she wants to do something different with her time?
(a) Yoga Teacher.
(b) Cook.
(c) Key Hostess.
(d) Silent Guru.
103. Liz finds out she does not need to change her natural character
in order to be ___________ in her life.
(a) Devout.
(b) Measured.
(c) True.
(d) Quiet.
104. _____________, Liz learns, is a manifestation of self importance, so
she decides to work on this practice.
(a) Interrupting.
(b) Running.
(c) Hand gestures.
(d) Sighing.
105. Liz sees the new students as the __________ from Close Encounters
of the Third Kind, confused and disoriented.
(a) Seekers.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Children.
(d) Aliens.
106. What is not one of the ways that people have tried to hold onto
the fourth state of consciousness for which so many others yearn?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Reading books.
(d) Sex.
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107. By abandoning the desires of the ___________, and entering silence
in one's heart, one can find one's treasure within.
(a) Other.
(b) Ego.
(c) Partner.
(d) Society.
108. Searching for the divine ___________, according to the writing in
this book, makes all suffering worth that effort.
(a) Bliss.
(b) Mantra.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Connection.
109. Liz prays that her __________ will experience all of the good things
that God intends for her, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Gurus.
(b) Children.
(c) Ex-lovers.
(d) Wards.
110. What is the word which frustrates Liz when she reads about the
spiritual experience of other writers?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Secret.
(d) Indescribable.
111. Liz decides her experience feels like she is pulled through a
____________ of the Absolute into a place of limitless wisdom.
(a) Tunnel.
(b) Cloud.
(c) Vortex.
(d) Wormhole.
112. Liz compares her spiritual experience to perceiving an
______________ or like being a part of the universe.
(a) Om.
(b) Ashram at nighttime.
(c) Optical illusion.
(d) Open hallucination.
113. Liz understands that she cannot _____________ in this state, but can
return to it whenever possible.
(a) Remain forever.
(b) Pay bills.
(c) Describe her experience.
(d) Live life.
114. What is the feeling at the Ashram as the friends of Liz begin to
leave, according to the writing in this book?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Peace.
115. What does Liz begin to do four to five hours every day, according
to the writing in this book?
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(a) Sleep.
(b) Sing.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Dance.
116. What kind of tree does Liz kiss when she is walking around
during one of her last nights in the Ashram?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Maple.
(c) Eucalyptus.
(d) Palm.
117. The New Zealand poet/plumber describes Liz as slippery as a
___________ when this friend heads off.
(a) Idea.
(b) Fish.
(c) Truth.
(d) Monk.
118. Religious rituals grow out of mystical experimentation by brave
scouts who become ____________, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Monks.
(b) Seekers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Prophets.
119. _____________ responds to all sincere prayers and all paths which
lead back to this person.
(a) God.
(b) Supremeness.
(c) Truth.
(d) Love.
120. The Hopi and the Dalai Lama see each religion as a _______________
destined to be woven into a rope which pulls humanity into a new
realm.
(a) Thread.
(b) Story.
(c) Color.
(d) Path.
Book 3, Beads 73-89
121. Liz goes to Indonesia, only knowing that her contact lives
somewhere near __________, according to the book.
(a) Ruku.
(b) Terrazi.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Ubud.
122. Who loves all things Italian and knows who Ketut is, so he brings
Liz to him immediately?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Tom.
(c) Angelo.
(d) Mario.

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123. What does Liz have to tell Ketut that she is in order for him to
recognize her again in the story?
(a) Book writer.
(b) The one who loses all of her money.
(c) Student of life.
(d) Seeker.
124. Ketut tells Liz that she no longer looks ____________, but rather she
looks happy and pretty when they meet.
(a) Old.
(b) Worried.
(c) Young.
(d) Confused.
125. The letters that Ketut shows Liz are in regards to others asking
about his ____________, according to the book.
(a) House.
(b) Artwork.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Daughter.
126. What does Ketut believe has emptied his bank account,
according to his version of events in the story?
(a) His luck.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) Terrorist bombing.
127. Ketut tells Liz that he will begin to teach her the meditations of
the land, but that he will also _______________.
(a) Write a book with her.
(b) Die before he is done.
(c) Find her a husband.
(d) Leave in the end.
128. The ___________ is more important than the individual in Bali, Liz
begins to learn in her research.
(a) Faith.
(b) Village.
(c) Child.
(d) Promise.
129. What kind of farming in Bali requires communal labor, which
creates a different attitude in the village?
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Rice.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Tobacco.
130. Complex religious ceremonies mark the ___________ rites of
passage during a Bali villager's life.
(a) 15.
(b) 2.
(c) 13.
(d) 20.
131. What is the second question that a Balinese villager might ask a
stranger upon their arrival in the area?
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(a) Where are you going?
(b) What is your name?
(c) Where are you coming from?
(d) Are you married?
132. What does Mario help Liz buy so that she can get around town
more easily during her stay in Bali?
(a) Motorcycle.
(b) Car.
(c) Bike.
(d) Scooter.
133. The number of people that Ketut sees on special days, or
___________ days, can be around 100 - and he doesn't turn anyone
away.
(a) Cloudy.
(b) Auspicious.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.
134. The easy meditation that Ketut first teaches Liz is sit and
_________, which he thinks she can handle.
(a) Laugh.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Breathe.
(d) Smile.
135. Ketut says that __________ too is hard, but he encourages her to
keep doing it anyways as a part of her practice.
(a) Yoga.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Living.
(d) Prayer.
136. What does Liz do in order to feel more settled into the area in
which she is staying to study with Ketut?
(a) Call home.
(b) Rent a house.
(c) Buy a bed.
(d) Make some friends.
137. The Westerners dubbed Bali "The Island of the __________" though
it was not safe to travel to Bali until the 1970s.
(a) Powers.
(b) Truths.
(c) Gods.
(d) Goddesses.
138. Liz decides, as a result of learning about the Bali people, to
cultivate her own ____________ in her life.
(a) Home.
(b) Truth.
(c) Balance.
(d) Smile.
139. While Ketut's age cannot be determined, it is said that he was
born on a ____________ which he repeats to himself.
(a) Friday.
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(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.
140. What does Ketut say about the various forms of yoga and what
they have to offer a person?
(a) Useful.
(b) Same-same.
(c) Strong.
(d) Boring as can be.
141. What does Ketut believe one should practice in private since it is
a personal process, not one to be shared?
(a) Sport.
(b) Love.
(c) Religion.
(d) Friendship.
142. How often does Ketut eat each day, according to the book, which
causes him to have more energy?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.
143. What does Ketut pull into his core from the rest of the universe,
according to the book Liz has written?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Healthy energy.
(c) Longing.
(d) Answers.
144. Who is suspicious of Liz from the start until she copies the
notebooks and ledgers of Ketut's grandfather?
(a) Anna.
(b) Ketutu.
(c) Nyomo.
(d) Truyami.
145. What is Yudhi so good at that he should be famous for this
particular talent, according to Liz?
(a) Art.
(b) Writing.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Music.
146. What causes Yudhi to be deported to Bali, from where he might
never be able to go back?
(a) 9/11.
(b) A false accusation.
(c) A clerical error.
(d) Money problems.
147. Ketut says that one can only fight one's own ____________, as a
good yogi, according to the writing in this book.
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Pain.
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(c) Craziness.
(d) Truths.
148. Everyone is watched over from the womb by four ________:
Intelligence, Friendship, Strength, and Poetry.
(a) Guardians.
(b) Truths.
(c) Witnesses.
(d) Brothers.
149. Ketut tells Liz that the stalker in her dreams is __________ guarding
and to see him is rare, according to his beliefs.
(a) Power.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Strength.
(d) Truth.
150. What happens to Liz which causes her to go to see a healer,
Wayan Nuriyasih, according to the story?
(a) She's just curious.
(b) She gets malaria.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She's hit by a bus.
Book 3, Beads 90-108
151. What is Liz in no condition to do on account of her not being able
to sleep one night?
(a) Walking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Healing.
(d) Meditation.
152. What does Liz begin to realize she doesn't know how to do any
more, and she doesn't want to ruin her new life?
(a) Flirt.
(b) Write.
(c) Relax.
(d) Fall in love.
153. Though she knows that she needs to move on in her life, Liz
continues to miss __________ and wishes to be with him.
(a) David.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Mark.
(d) Mario.
154. Whose voice in her head helps Liz to stop sliding into brooding
about her life and about her loves?
(a) David's.
(b) Ketut's.
(c) Richard's.
(d) Her own.
155. Wayan asks Liz if she understands _________ during the time the
two spend together, helping to heal Liz.
(a) Life.
(b) Honor.
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(c) Commitment.
(d) Truth.
156. Whose lease is up and the rent on the house is going to go up as
a result, which causes suffering for this person?
(a) Wayan.
(b) Ketut.
(c) Liz.
(d) Felipe.
157. Liz asks her friends to send Wayan money instead of sending
____________ to Liz, as she requests in an email.
(a) Birthday presents.
(b) Cards.
(c) Food.
(d) Books.
158. What does the word 'tutti' mean in Italian, of which Liz's friend
reminds her when she is asking for money?
(a) Unbelievable.
(b) Everybody.
(c) Stop it.
(d) Yes.
159. Who is the divorce on whom Liz begins to have a crush, though
she admits to not being ready for love?
(a) Mario.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Yudhi.
160. The image Liz uses to help Wayan understand the money she has
includes God drawing a __________ around the spot where Wayan is
now.
(a) Box.
(b) Line.
(c) Star.
(d) Circle.
161. Who does Liz worry about, so she tells Wayan to tell them they
shouldn't worry about their future?
(a) Farm animals.
(b) Orphans.
(c) Herself.
(d) Siblings.
162. Who reads Felipe's palm and decides that he is a good man when
they first meet in the story?
(a) Yudhi.
(b) Ketut's wife.
(c) Mario.
(d) Ketut.
163. Felipe takes Liz to the beach where he says that he admires her
___________ body as they are on the sand.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Yogi.
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(c) Tan.
(d) Fake thin.
164. Felipe is kind enough to ask Liz if they should have ______________,
which makes Liz feel at ease, even though she says no.
(a) A child.
(b) An affair.
(c) A house together.
(d) A trip to the States.
165. What does Liz want to complete before she is with Felipe or with
any other man in the world?
(a) Transformation.
(b) A book.
(c) Her training with Ketut.
(d) All of the yogic chants.
166. Liz realizes there is a lot of value in the __________ of suitors, as
happened in the old days, according to the book.
(a) Loving.
(b) Vetting.
(c) Teasing.
(d) Courting.
167. What does Liz finally do which helps her to sleep after talking
with Felipe during the day?
(a) Masturbate.
(b) Eat.
(c) Read.
(d) Chant the Gurgita.
168. With whom does Liz take an American style road trip around the
area of Bali?
(a) Iva.
(b) Ketut.
(c) Yudhi.
(d) Felipe.
169. Liz realizes that she cannot offer _________ to Yudhi and for his
dream of going back to New York someday.
(a) Answers.
(b) A ride.
(c) Hope.
(d) Money.
170. Who does Ketut say that he has not met when Liz finally comes
back to her studies with Ketut?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Mario.
(c) Liz.
(d) Yudhi.
171. What does Wayan cure faster than antibiotics ever could,
according to the way that Liz tells the story?
(a) Heartbreak.
(b) Sinus infection.
(c) Bladder infection.
(d) An abscess.
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172. Who decides to warn Liz about the house purchase process, and
about not letting it go on for too long?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Yudhi.
(c) Wayan.
(d) Ketut.
173. With whom does Liz find out that she shares a birthday, so a
party is thrown for the both of them?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Little Ketut.
(c) Ketut.
(d) Wayan.
174. What kind of time does Liz point out happens when one lives in
the area of Bali, according to the book?
(a) Quietude.
(b) Rubber time.
(c) Chicken time.
(d) Anger hours.
175. What is the Bali word for Feng Shui which Wayan does in order to
slow the search for a new house to purchase?
(a) Taksu.
(b) Druga.
(c) Takunsu.
(d) Duna.
176. Ketut believes that Liz is like a daughter to him, so he invites her
to his _____________.
(a) Blessing way.
(b) Cremation.
(c) Next healing circle.
(d) Book signing.
177. In the Bali culture, a baby becomes human when they first
___________ when they are six months old.
(a) Smile.
(b) Walk.
(c) Touch the ground.
(d) Laugh.
178. What does Liz want from Wayan when they are dealing with the
real estate debacle, according to the book?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) A new room to stay in.
(c) The truth.
(d) A copy of the deed.
179. Two years previous, Liz decides to go to ____________ where she
decides to name all of her pains, acknowledge their presence, and
move on.
(a) New York.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Gili Meno Island.
(d) Bali proper.

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180. Zen Buddhists believe that an oak tree creates the __________ from
which it is born, according to the book.
(a) Root.
(b) Acorn.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Shade.

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