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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Uma collapse into one of her fits in Chapter 9?
(a) When the family is at the park.
(b) At a restaurant with Mira-Masi.
(c) At the pre-wedding cocktail party.
(d) In her bedroom.

2. To what does Arun contrast his life at the Patton household?
(a) To the noisy, cluttered life he shared with him family in India.
(b) To the quiet of his life growing up.
(c) To some of the sitcoms he watches on television.
(d) To the lack of expectations at the Patton household.

3. Who does not come to the table for dinner at the Patton house?
(a) Susie.
(b) Melanie and Rod.
(c) Rod.
(d) Melanie and Susie.

4. Why is Arun moving to the Patton home?
(a) He wants to experience American life more authentically.
(b) It will be cheaper than staying in the dorm.
(c) He is dating one of the Patton girls.
(d) He is staying with them for summer break.

5. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?
(a) Fairly luxurious for an ashram.
(b) Full of pictures of holy men and women.
(c) Dirty and mold.
(d) Bare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is particularly "foreign" to Arun at college?

2. Who often give Uma something to add to her collection?

3. Where is Melanie when it's time for dinner when Arun first arrives at the Patton home?

4. Where does Uma go to dinner with a relative?

5. Why is dinner at the Patton home uncomfortable for Arun?

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