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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. What disappoints Papa about Arun as Arun gets older?
(a) Arun believes females are the equal of males.
(b) Arun is interested in law.
(c) Arun does not view his father as infallible.
(d) Arun will not eat meat.

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

3. How does Uma get home from her trip she sneaks off to make?
(a) The school van.
(b) The proprietor of the shop she wants a job at takes her.
(c) Her best friend's brother.
(d) Her father comes to get her.

4. What does Uma drink when out to dinner?
(a) Tea.
(b) Shandys.
(c) Just water.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?

2. What is the result of the birth of Arun on Mama's position in the community?

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

4. What does Uma say the atmosphere at the Ashram is like?

5. When does Uma hear human voices at the Ashram?

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