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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?
(a) Dirty and mold.
(b) Full of pictures of holy men and women.
(c) Bare.
(d) Fairly luxurious for an ashram.

2. What has Mrs. Patton not been able to overcome?
(a) Her feelings of inferiority.
(b) Her desire to stay at an Ashram for an extended time.
(c) Her family's wish to eat meat.
(d) Her dislike of American culture.

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

4. How does Mira-Masi explain the two failed attempts at marriage for Uma?
(a) The men were not worthy of Uma.
(b) Uma is called to a higher purpose.
(c) Uma created the situation herself.
(d) Fate.

5. Why does Arun decline Rod and his father's invitation to join them?
(a) Arun does not feel part of the family.
(b) Arun is tired and wants to sleep.
(c) Arun is going out with a couple boys from India.
(d) Arun wants to call his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Patton appear annoyed after he brings the meat in from the grill?

2. Where does Aruna go to live in Chapter 9?

3. What is Papa's vocation?

4. Why is dinner at the Patton home uncomfortable for Arun?

5. What particularly strikes Arun as he is walking to the Patton home?

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