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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the man interested in marrying Uma live?
(a) He lives alone.
(b) His ex-wife's family.
(c) His extended family.
(d) His children.

2. About what does Mrs. O'Henry ask Uma?
(a) Her last marriage.
(b) Her hopes for the future.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her parents.

3. What does Arun like about staying at the Patton home?
(a) Mrs. Patton's mothering of him.
(b) The huge library within walking distance.
(c) Interaction with the family.
(d) Privacy.

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

5. What word does Uma say defines her brother's childhood?
(a) Religion.
(b) Party.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the ashram situated?

3. What are Mama and Papa's response to Dr. Dutt's inquiry?

4. What is particularly "foreign" to Arun at college?

5. What has Mrs. Patton not been able to overcome?

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