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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. What does the prospective groom's family do for a living?
(a) Undertaker.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Cloth merchants.

2. What does Mrs. Joshi say about the groom's family?
(a) They would be very bad for Uma.
(b) They have a reputation for honor.
(c) They are from the lower class.
(d) They have a reputation for being unscrupulous.

3. What decision do Uma's parents make that displeases her?
(a) Uma will go to boarding school in the fall.
(b) Uma must marry a young man she despises.
(c) Uma has to stay in India instead of going to the United States for school.
(d) Uma will not return to the convent school.

4. How old is Uma at the opening to Chapter 3?
(a) 45.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 80.

5. How does Aruna see her parents in relation to her in-laws?
(a) As wealthy.
(b) As generous.
(c) As provincial.
(d) As poor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Uma almost drown?

4. What is unfortunate for Aruna when she becomes of marriageable age?

5. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?

(see the answer key)

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