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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Uma seldom have privacy anymore by Chapter 4?
(a) Her mother has two more children.
(b) Her parents seldom leave the house.
(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.

2. Why are Mama and Papa angry when Uma returns home after dinner out with a relative?
(a) She is very late.
(b) She is tipsy.
(c) She tells her parents she was with a man.
(d) She talks back to her parents.

3. What does a man who is interested in Uma do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) College professor.
(c) Store clerk.
(d) Salesman.

4. When does Uma collapse into one of her fits in Chapter 9?
(a) At the pre-wedding cocktail party.
(b) When the family is at the park.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) At a restaurant with Mira-Masi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often give Uma something to add to her collection?

2. What does Papa rant about on the train ride home from Uma’s new husband’s place?

3. How does Uma get to the ashram?

4. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?

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

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