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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. Why does receiving an aerogramme from Papa irritate Arun?
(a) Arun does not find it irritating.
(b) He thinks Papa does not trust him to find his own way.
(c) He feels Papa is monitoring him all the way from India.
(d) Other students make fun of his Papa's involvement in Arun's life.

2. To what does Arun contrast his life at the Patton household?
(a) To the lack of expectations at the Patton household.
(b) To the noisy, cluttered life he shared with him family in India.
(c) To some of the sitcoms he watches on television.
(d) To the quiet of his life growing up.

3. How does Papa act once he gets home from the hospital after Mama delivers a baby boy?
(a) Despondent.
(b) As if nothing had happened.
(c) Anxious about finances.
(d) Exuberant.

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

5. What does Mama ascribe to Mrs. O'Henry's kindness?
(a) Pity on Mrs. O'Henry's part.
(b) An ulterior motive.
(c) Snobbishnes.
(d) That Mrs. O'Henry is condescending of Uma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What irritates Papa when they go to the park?

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

3. Who convinces Uma to return home from the ashram?

4. What does Papa rant about on the train ride home from Uma’s new husband’s place?

5. What does Dr. Dutt say is wrong with Uma's mother?

(see the answer key)

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