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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do female relatives send pictures to Mama and Papa?
(a) To start searching for a wife for Arun.
(b) They are not sending pictures as Uma refuses marriage.
(c) To start searching for a husband for Uma.
(d) To start searching for a husband for Aruna.

2. Why do Mama and Papa travel to the city after reading the newspaper?
(a) To invest their money.
(b) To check out a possible suitor for Aruna.
(c) To see a medical specialist.
(d) To check out a possible suitor for Uma.

3. How does Uma get home from her trip she sneaks off to make?
(a) The proprietor of the shop she wants a job at takes her.
(b) Her best friend's brother.
(c) The school van.
(d) Her father comes to get her.

4. What decision do Uma's parents make that displeases her?
(a) Uma must marry a young man she despises.
(b) Uma will go to boarding school in the fall.
(c) Uma will not return to the convent school.
(d) Uma has to stay in India instead of going to the United States for school.

5. What is the result of the birth of Arun on Mama's position in the community?
(a) It is elevated.
(b) It is more stable.
(c) It stays the same.
(d) It is more complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what does Mama build her life?

2. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?

3. Why does Uma give Ayah much of Uma's clothing?

4. Where is the ashram situated?

5. What does Papa do professionally?

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