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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. How old is Uma at the opening to Chapter 3?
(a) 20.
(b) 45.
(c) 15.
(d) 80.

2. Why do Mama and Papa travel to the city after reading the newspaper?
(a) To invest their money.
(b) To see a medical specialist.
(c) To check out a possible suitor for Uma.
(d) To check out a possible suitor for Aruna.

3. What do Uma and Aruna feel about their mother's pregnancy?
(a) Shame.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Joy.

4. 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 sister is still at home and unmarried and looks to Uma for companionship.
(d) Her parents seldom leave the house.

5. What does Uma say about having to take care of her new baby brother?
(a) She wishes it had been a baby girl.
(b) She is bitter that another male is being coddled.
(c) Her school work is suffering.
(d) She loves everything about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papa demand at his meals?

2. How does Uma get to the ashram?

3. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?

4. Where does Uma accompany Mira-Masi when the old woman visits?

5. What does Uma spend her life doing?

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