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

2. Who convinces Uma to return home from the ashram?
(a) She decides to do so on her own.
(b) Ramu.
(c) Arun.
(d) Mira-Masi.

3. What happens with Mira-Masi when she leaves Mama and Papa's home to go to the ashram?
(a) She and Uma get stuck on a plane on the way to England.
(b) She goes into a hospital.
(c) She rallies health-wise.
(d) She visits Ramu.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?

2. Who often give Uma something to add to her collection?

3. Who is Arvind?

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

5. Why is Papa so angry when the arranged marriage for Uma falls through?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Aruna comes to visit her family several years after her marriage?

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

3. What happens when Aruna comes of age for marriage?

4. In the opening to the book, what does Uma do while her parents are sitting on the veranda?

5. When does Uma realize what she has lost in leaving the ashram?

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

7. How does Uma feel about her eligibility for marriage and how is she expected to act?

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

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

10. Why do Mama and Papa not approve of Ramu?

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