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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arun do when Melanie responds to seeing him in the woods?
(a) Yells at the boyfriend.
(b) He is at a loss and does nothing.
(c) Refuses to read to her.
(d) Drops the cat.

2. What annoys Mr. Patton about Rod and Melanie?
(a) That they have told Arun some family secrets.
(b) That they do not want to go on summer vacation.
(c) That they have decided to become vegetarian also.
(d) That they do not do any chores around the house.

3. Who does not come to the table for dinner at the Patton house?
(a) Rod.
(b) Susie.
(c) Melanie and Susie.
(d) Melanie and Rod.

4. Where does Mrs. Patton seem to be able to relax?
(a) When the rest of the family is watching television.
(b) Never.
(c) Inside the grocery store.
(d) Late at night on the front porch swing.

5. What does Arun find in the woods?
(a) Melanie holding a stray cat.
(b) Melanie holding a book of poetry.
(c) Melanie having sex with her boyfriend.
(d) Melanie lying on the ground covered in vomit.

6. What about Mrs. Patton's behavior bothers Arun?
(a) Her telling him why she is unhappy with Mr. Patton.
(b) Her flirtatious manner.
(c) Her trying to get him to agree with her in front of her husband.
(d) Her callous disregard for Melanie's well-being.

7. Where does Dr. Dutt want Uma to work?
(a) The Medical Institute.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) London.

8. What does Mrs. Patton want Arun to teach her?
(a) The history of India.
(b) The basics of the Hindi religion.
(c) How to cook his favorite foods.
(d) How to meditate.

9. What does Uma do after she reaches her breaking point in Chapter 12?
(a) Goes to her room and reads.
(b) Has a fit on the floor.
(c) Calls her sister in Bombay.
(d) Tells her parents she is going to see Arun in the United States.

10. What does Arun have difficulty comprehending?
(a) Melanie's angst.
(b) Why Mrs. Patton refuses to see the truth about Melanie.
(c) The way Melanie's boyfriend treats her.
(d) Why Americans value pets so much.

11. What does Arun find when he tires of the water and swims ashore?
(a) Rod has arrived.
(b) Melanie is asleep.
(c) Mrs Patton is asleep.
(d) Both Melanie and Mrs. Patton are nowhere to be found.

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

13. What does Melanie do when she sees Arun walk up to her in the woods?
(a) Hastily starts putting on her clothes.
(b) Asks Arun to read a poem to her.
(c) Vomits again.
(d) Hands the cat to Arun.

14. What does Mrs. O'Henry give Uma?
(a) Some clothing from her older daughter.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Some Christmas cards.
(d) Some books.

15. What does Mrs. Patton decide to do to help Arun feel comfortable?
(a) Give him lots of privacy.
(b) Take him with her to visit friends.
(c) Try to prepare meals with his native foods.
(d) Include him in all the family outings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Uma say defines her brother's childhood?

2. How do the other guests act about the food Mrs. O'Henry serves?

3. About what does Arun wonder if he and Melanie have the same reaction?

4. How does Mrs. Patton respond when she finds Melanie at the swimming hole?

5. How much time does Papa allow for Arun to exercise?

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