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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. What does Papa demand at his meals?
(a) Silence.
(b) Intelligent conversation.
(c) For his family to listen to his daily soliloquies.
(d) Meat.

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 goes into a hospital.
(c) She and Uma get stuck on a plane on the way to England.
(d) She visits Ramu.

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

4. Where does Uma sneak off to one day?
(a) St. John's Basilica.
(b) To her best friend's house.
(c) The large Mall about 20 kilometers from home.
(d) St. Mary's school.

5. Why does Uma seldom have privacy anymore by Chapter 4?
(a) Her mother has two more children.
(b) Her brother bothers her constantly to play with him.
(c) Her parents seldom leave the house.
(d) Her sister is still at home and unmarried and looks to Uma for companionship.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Joshi encourage Uma to consider doing?

2. How does Uma's mama respond to Uma's return?

3. For what was it Papa's job to prepare Arun?

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

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

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