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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?
(a) Papa refuses to give them a dowry.
(b) They send half of it back after the groom is killed.
(c) They return it and refuse the marriage.
(d) They keep it but refuse the marriage.

2. About what are Uma and Aruna disappointed concerning Anamika?
(a) That she is to marry a much older man.
(b) That she is to become pregnant.
(c) That she is to marry a boy who has not even reached his majority.
(d) That she has refused to consider marriage.

3. Why do some of the pilgrims strike Uma on the back?
(a) To bring her out of the trance.
(b) To loosen Uma's soul.
(c) To gain luck.
(d) To send her more deeply into the trance.

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

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

6. Where is Arun at the opening of the novel?
(a) In India.
(b) In Italy.
(c) In the United States.
(d) In England.

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

8. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?
(a) To further his social and business future.
(b) To make himself feel better.
(c) To sully.
(d) To show his brother that he is superior.

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

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

11. Where does Anamika live after marriage?
(a) Surigli.
(b) The United States.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

12. Why is Papa so angry when the arranged marriage for Uma falls through?
(a) The groom's family spent the dowry.
(b) Uma will never be able to marry now.
(c) There is not actually a son in the family.
(d) The groom has said things to sully Uma's reputation.

13. 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 invest their money.
(d) To see a medical specialist.

14. Why does Uma give Ayah much of Uma's clothing?
(a) So Ayah will leave Uma alone.
(b) Ayah blackmails Uma.
(c) Uma wants Ayah to help her escape.
(d) Uma is the soul of generosity.

15. What do Uma and Aruna feel about their mother's pregnancy?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Shame.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?

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

3. Where does Uma go to dinner with a relative?

4. What stands in stark contrast to Uma's wedding plans?

5. To what kind of life do Uma and Arun resign themselves?

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