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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Uma go to dinner with a relative?
(a) At a bachelor's home.
(b) The Ritz.
(c) The Prasidor.
(d) Carlton Hotel.

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

3. How does Aruna see her parents in relation to her in-laws?
(a) As wealthy.
(b) As generous.
(c) As poor.
(d) As provincial.

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 goes into a hospital.
(c) She rallies health-wise.
(d) She and Uma get stuck on a plane on the way to England.

5. 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 do not approve of Uma's fiancé.
(d) They don't want to lose Uma's free labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?

2. To what does Mrs. O'Henry invite Uma in Chapter 10?

3. What does Papa write to Arun about Mrs. Patton?

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

5. When does Mira-Masi occasionally appear at Uma's home?

(see the answer key)

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