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

3. Where does Uma go after making her phone call in Chapter 9?
(a) To soak in the tub.
(b) The veranda.
(c) Out for a walk.
(d) To sleep on the sofa.

4. What irritates Papa when they go to the park?
(a) The trash.
(b) The loud music.
(c) The number of people there.
(d) The barking dogs.

5. Where have Mama and Papa gone at the opening to this Chapter 9?
(a) To play cards.
(b) To the temple.
(c) To dinner with Papa's brother.
(d) To a musical recital.

6. What is the result of the birth of Arun on Mama's position in the community?
(a) It stays the same.
(b) It is elevated.
(c) It is more complex.
(d) It is more stable.

7. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?
(a) Islam.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Shinto.

8. What two countries are the settings for “Fasting, Feasting”?
(a) The United States and China.
(b) The United States and Malaysia.
(c) India and the United States.
(d) The Unites States and Napal.

9. Where do both families go when Aruna and her in-laws are visiting?
(a) To bathe in the Ganges.
(b) To light incense in the temple.
(c) To watch fireworks.
(d) To the movie theater.

10. What do most people say when Mama approaches them about marriage for Uma?
(a) They are looking for someone younger or more beautiful.
(b) They would take Aruna by not Uma.
(c) They want someone with more dowry.
(d) They want someone who is more educated.

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

12. What does Uma say about having to take care of her new baby brother?
(a) Her school work is suffering.
(b) She is bitter that another male is being coddled.
(c) She loves everything about it.
(d) She wishes it had been a baby girl.

13. What does Uma collect?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Coins.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Christmas cards.

14. What does Uma regret about the trip with Aruna and Aruna's in-laws?
(a) That the temple did not have any cards.
(b) That she was saved from sinking into the river.
(c) That her parents would not allow her to watch the movie.
(d) That the fireworks had to be cancelled after one burst.

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