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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Papa demand at his meals?
(a) Silence.
(b) Meat.
(c) For his family to listen to his daily soliloquies.
(d) Intelligent conversation.

2. Why are Mama and Papa angry when Uma returns home after dinner out with a relative?
(a) She is tipsy.
(b) She tells her parents she was with a man.
(c) She is very late.
(d) She talks back to her parents.

3. Why do female relatives send pictures to Mama and Papa?
(a) They are not sending pictures as Uma refuses marriage.
(b) To start searching for a husband for Aruna.
(c) To start searching for a wife for Arun.
(d) To start searching for a husband for Uma.

4. What stands in stark contrast to Uma's wedding plans?
(a) Uma's coin collections.
(b) Aruna's wedding plans.
(c) Arun's wedding plans.
(d) Uma's Christmas cards.

5. What happens when Uma is told she has the mark of the Lord?
(a) Uma cries.
(b) Uma packs her bags and leaves.
(c) Uma goes into a trance.
(d) Uma feels happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papa write to Arun about Mrs. Patton?

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

3. What does the prospective groom's family do for a living?

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

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

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