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

2. Who convinces Uma to return home from the ashram?
(a) Ramu.
(b) Mira-Masi.
(c) She decides to do so on her own.
(d) Arun.

3. What do Anamika's neighbors say is the cause of Anamika's death?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Accident.
(c) Murder.
(d) Grief.

4. What does Arun not have the heart to tell Mrs. Patton?
(a) His family does not believe in playing cards.
(b) He hates the United States.
(c) Vegetarian cooking in India is totally different from American vegetarian cooking.
(d) He cannot eat many of the vegetables for sale in the grocery store.

5. Where does Anamika live after marriage?
(a) Surigli.
(b) The United States.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mira-Masi occasionally appear at Uma's home?

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

3. When is the new baby boy born?

4. Why does Uma's world suddenly brighten one day in Chapter 5?

5. Why does receiving an aerogramme from Papa irritate Arun?

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