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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. Who is Mali?
(a) Mira-Masi's attendant.
(b) Uma's friend who lives down the street
(c) Uma's family's domestic help
(d) Mira-Masi's sister.

2. What is Uma's response when the man interested in marrying her arrives at her house?
(a) Horror.
(b) Interest.
(c) Joy.
(d) Repulsion.

3. What does Papa write to Arun about Mrs. Patton?
(a) She will do Arun's laundry.
(b) She is willing to let Arun live there for the summer.
(c) She will help Arun get his driver's license.
(d) She will tutor Arun in English literature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?

2. What does Mrs. O'Henry give Uma?

3. Where does Uma go after making her phone call in Chapter 9?

4. What does Uma do when she finds the person for whom she is searching in Chapter 3?

5. How does Mira-Masi explain the two failed attempts at marriage for Uma?

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