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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unfortunate for Aruna when she becomes of marriageable age?
(a) She is clubfoot.
(b) She is rather ugly.
(c) She cannot marry until Uma does.
(d) She is barren.

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

3. What do Uma and Aruna feel about their mother's pregnancy?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Shame.
(d) Jealousy.

4. What happens about Uma's marriage?
(a) Uma remains married but lives at the convent.
(b) Uma remains married but lives with her parents.
(c) It is not said what happens about her marriage.
(d) It is annulled.

5. When does Uma almost drown?
(a) When she and some friends swim at the public pool.
(b) When participating in a ritualistic dip in the Ganges.
(c) When she is ill and goes unconscious in the bathtub.
(d) When Arun accidentally pushes her in the pond at the park.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the disposition of the man interested in marrying Uma?

3. Why is Papa so angry when the arranged marriage for Uma falls through?

4. Why was Uma's new husband anxious to get her dowry?

5. What does Uma do when they return from the park and her parents sit on the swing?

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