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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What arrives that is intended to help Arun survive the Massachusetts winter?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A down jacket.
(c) A small space heater.
(d) Tea and a warm shawl.

3. What does Uma do when she reaches her breaking point with her parents in Chapter 12?
(a) Locks herself in her room.
(b) Curses her mama.
(c) Leaves home.
(d) Refuses to attend to one more task.

4. Of what is Rod aware concerning Melanie?
(a) That she is bulimic.
(b) That she is failing two classes at school.
(c) That she has a boy in her room.
(d) That she skips school regularly.

5. What does Melanie eat after leaving the meal Arun cooks?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) A package of Oreo cookies.
(c) Half a jar of peanut butter.
(d) Hershey bars.

6. For what was it Papa's job to prepare Arun?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The world of business.
(c) To take care of his sisters.
(d) To know his superiority to females.

7. What does Arun offer to do before and after his job?
(a) Tutor Rod in chemistry.
(b) Eat his meals in town.
(c) Tutor Melanie in calculus.
(d) Walk the dog.

8. Why does Arun go with Mrs. Patton and Melanie even though he does not want to do so?
(a) He hopes to be a good influence on Melanie.
(b) He feels pity for Mrs. Patton.
(c) He wants to get out of the way of Mr. Patton, who is angry.
(d) He cannot think of a reasonable excuse.

9. Where is Melanie when Arun leaves the Patton household at the end of the book?
(a) At the movies with Rod.
(b) Out with her boyfriend.
(c) Locked in her bedroom.
(d) In an institution for those with eating disorders.

10. How does Arun feel when he goes with Mrs. Patton to the grocery store?
(a) Awe and disgust.
(b) Intimidated by all of the choices.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Irritated that she drags him along.

11. How much time does Papa allow for Arun to exercise?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) No time.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

12. What do Anamika's neighbors say is the cause of Anamika's death?
(a) Accident.
(b) Grief.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murder.

13. What does Arun notice as he escapes the Patton's arguing?
(a) Melanie is vomiting in the bathroom again.
(b) Melanie has snuck a boy into her room.
(c) Rod has snuck a puppy into his bedroom.
(d) The television is blaring and no one is in the family room.

14. Where does Arun work?
(a) A fast food joint.
(b) The library.
(c) The library.
(d) An Indian grocery.

15. What particularly strikes Arun as he is walking to the Patton home?
(a) The irony of going to live with Americans, which he used to want to do but no longer does.
(b) That the Pattons do not even know he is from India.
(c) The tidy homes amidst verdant landscape.
(d) That Mrs. Patton is allowing an unmarried male to stay in the same home with her daughters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mama ascribe to Mrs. O'Henry's kindness?

3. To what does Arun contrast his life at the Patton household?

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

5. What has Mrs. Patton not been able to overcome?

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