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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 does Uma say the atmosphere at the Ashram is like?
(a) Unwelcoming.
(b) Loud but organized.
(c) Very quiet.
(d) Raucous.

2. How does Uma get home from her trip she sneaks off to make?
(a) The school van.
(b) Her best friend's brother.
(c) The proprietor of the shop she wants a job at takes her.
(d) Her father comes to get her.

3. What does Uma drink when out to dinner?
(a) Wine.
(b) Shandys.
(c) Just water.
(d) Tea.

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

5. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?
(a) Islam.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Shinto.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Uma hear human voices at the Ashram?

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

3. What happens about Uma's marriage?

4. How does Uma get to the ashram?

5. What disappoints Papa about Arun as Arun gets older?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Uma feel about Mira-Masi?

2. What do Uma and Ramu do one evening that causes Mama and Papa to be angry?

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

4. How do Uma and Aruna respond to news of their mother's pregnancy?

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

6. Who are the main Indian characters?

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

8. Why does Papa want the family to eat meat, and who will not do so?

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

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

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