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

2. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of what has happened at the opening to Chapter 5?
(a) They don't want to lose Uma's free labor.
(b) Ramu arrives without any prior warning.
(c) They do not approve of Uma's fiancé.
(d) They think Uma should not be talking to strange men.

3. Where does Uma accompany Mira-Masi when the old woman visits?
(a) The library.
(b) The new mall.
(c) The temple.
(d) The open market.

4. To what kind of life do Uma and Arun resign themselves?
(a) Subservience.
(b) Intellectual stimulation but strict.
(c) Comfort and boredom.
(d) Religious.

5. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Islam.
(c) Shinto.
(d) Buddhist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Papa demand at his meals?

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

4. How does Uma get home from her trip she sneaks off to make?

5. Where does Uma sneak off to one day?

(see the answer key)

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