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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Arun expected to do every night after school?
(a) Get physically fit.
(b) Study with his tutors.
(c) Tutor his sisters.
(d) Help his father in his law office.

2. Around what does Rod Patton's life revolve?
(a) Girls.
(b) Camping and hiking.
(c) Technology.
(d) Sports.

3. Where does Mira-Masi go to live?
(a) She decides to stay near Uma's family.
(b) An Ashram in southern India.
(c) Back to her family's roots in a tiny town near Pakistan.
(d) A temple in the Himalayas.

4. How does Uma feel in comparison to Aruna?
(a) Intellectually superior.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Awkward and dowdy.
(d) Graceful.

5. Why does Aruna gently chide Uma in Chapter 8?
(a) For refusing a marriage of a man who is ten years younger.
(b) For doing everything her parents demand of her.
(c) For wanting to be around the Western missionaries.
(d) To get her to improve her appearance and behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prospective groom's father say that makes Mama want to arrange the marriage with that family?

2. What does Uma do after she reaches her breaking point in Chapter 12?

3. What does Uma do when they return from the park and her parents sit on the swing?

4. What does Mrs. Patton decide to do to help Arun feel comfortable?

5. How old is Uma at the opening to Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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