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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?
(a) Bet or horse races.
(b) Play shuffleboard.
(c) Play cars.
(d) Swim.

3. What is the purpose of Anamika's beauty for her husband?
(a) To sully.
(b) To make himself feel better.
(c) To further his social and business future.
(d) To show his brother that he is superior.

4. What decision do Uma's parents make that displeases her?
(a) Uma must marry a young man she despises.
(b) Uma will go to boarding school in the fall.
(c) Uma has to stay in India instead of going to the United States for school.
(d) Uma will not return to the convent school.

5. What is Uma's response when the man interested in marrying her arrives at her house?
(a) Joy.
(b) Repulsion.
(c) Interest.
(d) Horror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ashram situated?

2. Why was Uma's new husband anxious to get her dowry?

3. What two countries are the settings for “Fasting, Feasting”?

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

5. How does Uma feel in comparison to Aruna?

(see the answer key)

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