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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the new baby boy born?
(a) At the end of the summer.
(b) Mid-summer.
(c) Early winter.
(d) Spring.

2. Why does Anamika suffer a miscarriage?
(a) It is an ectopic pregnancy.
(b) She is too small.
(c) The baby is malformed.
(d) As a result of a beating.

3. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?
(a) Swim.
(b) Bet or horse races.
(c) Play cars.
(d) Play shuffleboard.

4. When does Uma almost drown?
(a) When she is ill and goes unconscious in the bathtub.
(b) When Arun accidentally pushes her in the pond at the park.
(c) When participating in a ritualistic dip in the Ganges.
(d) When she and some friends swim at the public pool.

5. What decision do Uma's parents make that displeases her?
(a) Uma will not return to the convent school.
(b) Uma must marry a young man she despises.
(c) Uma will go to boarding school in the fall.
(d) Uma has to stay in India instead of going to the United States for school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uma say the atmosphere at the Ashram is like?

2. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?

3. How does Uma get to the ashram?

4. Why is Papa so angry when the arranged marriage for Uma falls through?

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

(see the answer key)

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