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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 the prospective groom's father say that makes Mama want to arrange the marriage with that family?
(a) That the bride would have a servant.
(b) That the groom has an available younger brother for Aruna.
(c) That the groom is attending school in the U.S.
(d) That the bride would live in a fine new home.

2. Where does Uma sneak off to one day?
(a) To her best friend's house.
(b) St. Mary's school.
(c) The large Mall about 20 kilometers from home.
(d) St. John's Basilica.

3. When does Uma collapse into one of her fits in Chapter 9?
(a) In her bedroom.
(b) At the pre-wedding cocktail party.
(c) When the family is at the park.
(d) At a restaurant with Mira-Masi.

4. Why does Uma give Ayah much of Uma's clothing?
(a) Ayah blackmails Uma.
(b) Uma wants Ayah to help her escape.
(c) Uma is the soul of generosity.
(d) So Ayah will leave Uma alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do most people say when Mama approaches them about marriage for Uma?

3. Why does Papa come to where Uma is staying after she is married?

4. Why are Mama and Papa angry when Uma returns home after dinner out with a relative?

5. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Uma compare herself to Aruna?

8. How does Uma feel about Mira-Masi?

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

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

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