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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What irritates Papa when they go to the park?
(a) The number of people there.
(b) The barking dogs.
(c) The trash.
(d) The loud music.

2. Where is the ashram situated?
(a) On a small tributary of the Ganges River.
(b) On the Granges River.
(c) On the open plains.
(d) At the foot of some hills.

3. What do most people say when Mama approaches them about marriage for Uma?
(a) They want someone who is more educated.
(b) They are looking for someone younger or more beautiful.
(c) They would take Aruna by not Uma.
(d) They want someone with more dowry.

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

5. Who is Arvind?
(a) The man Aruna decides to marry.
(b) Uma's cousin.
(c) Papa's brother.
(d) Arun's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Aruna bring her children to visit her parents and Uma?

2. With whom does the man interested in marrying Uma live?

3. Who does Uma call when her parents are out in Chapter 9?

4. What does Papa do professionally?

5. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Papa want the family to eat meat, and who will not do so?

2. Why does Papa go and bring Uma back home from her new husband's household and how does he react?

3. How does Aruna feel about Uma's lack of marriage prospects?

4. How does Mother Agnes respond to Uma's pleas?

5. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of Ramu?

6. Who are the main Indian characters?

7. When does Uma realize what she has lost in leaving the ashram?

8. How do Uma and Aruna respond to news of their mother's pregnancy?

9. What is Uma's life like at the home of her new husband?

10. How does Uma compare herself to Aruna?

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