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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 12 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uma notice about Aruna in Chapter 8?
(a) Aruna is good at manipulating their mother.
(b) Aruna instinctively knows how to dress and behave in public.
(c) Aruna is very shy.
(d) Aruna is not sorry that she can't get marries.

2. What happens with Mira-Masi when she leaves Mama and Papa's home to go to the ashram?
(a) She rallies health-wise.
(b) She and Uma get stuck on a plane on the way to England.
(c) She goes into a hospital.
(d) She visits Ramu.

3. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?
(a) To further his social and business future.
(b) To sully.
(c) To make himself feel better.
(d) To show his brother that he is superior.

4. What is the disposition of the man interested in marrying Uma?
(a) Sour.
(b) Morose.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Deliberate.

5. What is Uma's response when the man interested in marrying her arrives at her house?
(a) Interest.
(b) Joy.
(c) Repulsion.
(d) Horror.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Uma's Papa outraged after she is married?

2. Who wants to take Uma to an ashram?

3. What is the implication of Mama's illness for Uma?

4. How does Papa act once he gets home from the hospital after Mama delivers a baby boy?

5. Why do Mama and Papa travel to the city after reading the newspaper?

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