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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Uma hear human voices at the Ashram?
(a) During morning and evening prayers.
(b) All the time.
(c) Never.
(d) At meals.

3. What happens when Uma is told she has the mark of the Lord?
(a) Uma feels happy.
(b) Uma packs her bags and leaves.
(c) Uma cries.
(d) Uma goes into a trance.

4. How does Papa act once he gets home from the hospital after Mama delivers a baby boy?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) As if nothing had happened.
(c) Anxious about finances.
(d) Despondent.

5. Where does Uma accompany Mira-Masi when the old woman visits?
(a) The temple.
(b) The open market.
(c) The library.
(d) The new mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of what has happened at the opening to Chapter 5?

2. What do Uma and Aruna feel about their mother's pregnancy?

3. How does Uma get to the ashram?

4. Where do both families go when Aruna and her in-laws are visiting?

5. What does Uma regret about the trip with Aruna and Aruna's in-laws?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Uma call in Chapter 9, and what is the outcome?

2. How does Aruna feel about Uma's lack of marriage prospects?

3. What makes one possible husband for Uma not ideal, but why do Mama and Papa decide to negotiate anyway?

4. How do Aruna's wedding plans differ from those taken when Uma was to marry?

5. What does Uma do one night when Mama and Papa have gone out?

6. What is Uma's life like at the home of her new husband?

7. How does Mama and Papa's moods affect the rest of the household?

8. What does Uma feel about the time she fell into the Ganges and was sinking?

9. Why does Papa go and bring Uma back home from her new husband's household and how does he react?

10. Who are the main Indian characters?

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