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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 12 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Uma get to the ashram?
(a) On a bus.
(b) On a tonga ride.
(c) By taxi.
(d) The ashram sends a car.

2. What is Papa's vocation?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Baker.
(d) Lawer.

3. When does Uma hear human voices at the Ashram?
(a) During morning and evening prayers.
(b) All the time.
(c) Never.
(d) At meals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Aruna bring her children to visit her parents and Uma?

2. What does the prospective groom's father say that makes Mama want to arrange the marriage with that family?

3. What does Uma collect?

4. What does a man who is interested in Uma do for a living?

5. What is the implication of Mama's illness for Uma?

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