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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. What particularly strikes Arun as he is walking to the Patton home?
(a) The tidy homes amidst verdant landscape.
(b) The irony of going to live with Americans, which he used to want to do but no longer does.
(c) That the Pattons do not even know he is from India.
(d) That Mrs. Patton is allowing an unmarried male to stay in the same home with her daughters.

2. How often does Aruna bring her children to visit her parents and Uma?
(a) Every other weekend.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Most Saturdays.
(d) Seldom.

3. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of what has happened at the opening to Chapter 5?
(a) Ramu arrives without any prior warning.
(b) They think Uma should not be talking to strange men.
(c) They don't want to lose Uma's free labor.
(d) They do not approve of Uma's fiancé.

4. Who often give Uma something to add to her collection?
(a) Sister Peacock.
(b) Mrs. O'Henry.
(c) Arun sends things from the United States.
(d) Mira-Masi.

5. Where do both families go when Aruna and her in-laws are visiting?
(a) To watch fireworks.
(b) To bathe in the Ganges.
(c) To light incense in the temple.
(d) To the movie theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Uma is told she has the mark of the Lord?

2. Why are Mama and Papa angry when Uma returns home after dinner out with a relative?

3. Why do some of the pilgrims strike Uma on the back?

4. Where is the ashram situated?

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

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