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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. Where does Uma sneak off to one day?
(a) St. Mary's school.
(b) St. John's Basilica.
(c) To her best friend's house.
(d) The large Mall about 20 kilometers from home.

2. What does Uma do when she finds the person for whom she is searching in Chapter 3?
(a) She greets her calmly and happily.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She collapses.
(d) She pleads with him for a job.

3. 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) She loves everything about it.
(d) Her school work is suffering.

4. Why does Uma's world suddenly brighten one day in Chapter 5?
(a) Her cousin Ramu arrives.
(b) Mira-Masi wants Uma to travel with her.
(c) Uma's Papa says she may travel and visit Arun in the United States.
(d) Aruna becomes engaged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Uma give Ayah much of Uma's clothing?

2. What happens when Uma is told she has the mark of the Lord?

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

4. To what kind of life do Uma and Arun resign themselves?

5. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?

(see the answer key)

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