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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 do that requires some boldness?
(a) Starts packing her bags.
(b) Travels to the University to enroll.
(c) Applies for a passport.
(d) Calls Dr. Dutt.

2. What was difficult for Arun during his first year at school?
(a) The lack of privacy.
(b) The lack of friends.
(c) The lack of letters from home.
(d) Understanding American slang.

3. Around what does Rod Patton's life revolve?
(a) Sports.
(b) Girls.
(c) Technology.
(d) Camping and hiking.

4. What does Arun find in the woods?
(a) Melanie lying on the ground covered in vomit.
(b) Melanie having sex with her boyfriend.
(c) Melanie holding a book of poetry.
(d) Melanie holding a stray cat.

5. To what does Mrs. O'Henry invite Uma in Chapter 10?
(a) A church service.
(b) A croquet game.
(c) A baby shower.
(d) A coffee party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mali?

2. What does Arun see Melanie eating in the kitchen in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Joshi encourage Uma to consider doing?

4. Who does not come to the table for dinner at the Patton house?

5. What is the result of Arun's cooking venture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Arun and Mrs. Patton have in common?

2. How does Arun feel when he receives an aerogramme from Papa?

3. What is Rod Patton like?

4. What does Arun discover when he takes a walk into the woods?

5. How does Mrs. Patton feel about Arun being in her home?

6. What were Mama's and Papa's jobs concerning their children?

7. What does Uma say about Mira-Masi?

8. What does Mrs. Joshi suggest that Uma consider, and what are Uma's thoughts about it?

9. What does Mrs. Patton encourage Arun to cook?

10. What does Melanie say in Chapter 25 about her mother's sunbathing?

(see the answer keys)

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