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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants to take Uma to an ashram?
(a) Aruna.
(b) She wants to take herself there.
(c) Mir-Masi.
(d) Ramu.

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

3. Where is the ashram situated?
(a) On the Granges River.
(b) At the foot of some hills.
(c) On the open plains.
(d) On a small tributary of the Ganges River.

4. What does Uma do when they return from the park and her parents sit on the swing?
(a) Bring her parents lemonade.
(b) Paint.
(c) Sew.
(d) Chat with a friend on the phone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uma spend her life doing?

2. What happens with Mira-Masi when she leaves Mama and Papa's home to go to the ashram?

3. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of what has happened at the opening to Chapter 5?

4. What two countries are the settings for “Fasting, Feasting”?

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

(see the answer key)

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