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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama tell Uma she must say to a man who comes to see her?
(a) That Arun made the treats.
(b) That Uma made the treats that are being served.
(c) That Uma volunteers at the local school.
(d) That Uma knows how to run a large household.

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

3. Who wants to take Uma to an ashram?
(a) Ramu.
(b) Mir-Masi.
(c) Aruna.
(d) She wants to take herself there.

4. What happens with Mira-Masi when she leaves Mama and Papa's home to go to the ashram?
(a) She rallies health-wise.
(b) She and Uma get stuck on a plane on the way to England.
(c) She visits Ramu.
(d) She goes into a hospital.

5. What does Uma do when they return from the park and her parents sit on the swing?
(a) Chat with a friend on the phone.
(b) Sew.
(c) Paint.
(d) Bring her parents lemonade.

6. Why do Mama and Papa travel to the city after reading the newspaper?
(a) To check out a possible suitor for Uma.
(b) To check out a possible suitor for Aruna.
(c) To see a medical specialist.
(d) To invest their money.

7. How does Uma's mama respond to Uma's return?
(a) Mama's feelings are hurt.
(b) Mama is worried about Uma's state of mind
(c) Mama is very angry.
(d) Mama is very understanding.

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

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

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

11. How does Uma get home from her trip she sneaks off to make?
(a) The school van.
(b) Her best friend's brother.
(c) The proprietor of the shop she wants a job at takes her.
(d) Her father comes to get her.

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

13. To what kind of life do Uma and Arun resign themselves?
(a) Subservience.
(b) Religious.
(c) Intellectual stimulation but strict.
(d) Comfort and boredom.

14. What does Papa do professionally?
(a) Becomes involved in politics.
(b) Begins winning famous trials.
(c) Becomes a judge.
(d) Retires from his law practice.

15. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?
(a) Play shuffleboard.
(b) Swim.
(c) Bet or horse races.
(d) Play cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappoints Papa about Arun as Arun gets older?

2. Why does Aruna gently chide Uma in Chapter 8?

3. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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