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

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

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

4. What does Uma notice about Aruna in Chapter 8?
(a) Aruna is very shy.
(b) Aruna instinctively knows how to dress and behave in public.
(c) Aruna is not sorry that she can't get marries.
(d) Aruna is good at manipulating their mother.

5. What does Uma regret about the trip with Aruna and Aruna's in-laws?
(a) That the temple did not have any cards.
(b) That her parents would not allow her to watch the movie.
(c) That the fireworks had to be cancelled after one burst.
(d) That she was saved from sinking into the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?

2. What does Uma say about having to take care of her new baby brother?

3. How does Aruna see her parents in relation to her in-laws?

4. How does Uma's mama respond to Uma's return?

5. Why do some of the pilgrims strike Uma on the back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere like at the Ashram that Mira-Masi and Uma travel to, and how does Uma feel about it?

2. How does Uma compare herself to Aruna?

3. How is Anamika's life after her marriage?

4. Why does Uma sneak out of the house one day?

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

6. How does giving birth to a male child affect Mama's status?

7. What does Mama do each day to prepare Papa for the day?

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

9. What does Mira-Masi tell Uma one day about the mark of the Lord, and how does Uma react?

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

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