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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why do Mama and Papa travel to the city after reading the newspaper?
(a) To invest their money.
(b) To check out a possible suitor for Uma.
(c) To check out a possible suitor for Aruna.
(d) To see a medical specialist.
2. With whom does the man interested in marrying Uma live?
(a) His extended family.
(b) He lives alone.
(c) His ex-wife's family.
(d) His children.
3. Where is Uma left when her new husband leaves for work?
(a) Alone in a flat.
(b) With his children from his previous marriage.
(c) With his mother and other female family members.
(d) With his brother's in-laws.
4. Why does the prospective groom's family not offer a reciprocal invitation to Uma and her Mama?
(a) The groom is very ill.
(b) The groom's father has died.
(c) The groom is interested in Aruna, not Uma.
(d) The groom was killed in a motor scooter accident.
5. What is the result of the birth of Arun on Mama's position in the community?
(a) It stays the same.
(b) It is more stable.
(c) It is elevated.
(d) It is more complex.
6. What does Papa do professionally?
(a) Becomes involved in politics.
(b) Retires from his law practice.
(c) Becomes a judge.
(d) Begins winning famous trials.
7. Why does Uma seldom have privacy anymore by Chapter 4?
(a) Her brother bothers her constantly to play with him.
(b) Her sister is still at home and unmarried and looks to Uma for companionship.
(c) Her mother has two more children.
(d) Her parents seldom leave the house.
8. Where do both families go when Aruna and her in-laws are visiting?
(a) To bathe in the Ganges.
(b) To watch fireworks.
(c) To light incense in the temple.
(d) To the movie theater.
9. What decision do Uma's parents make that displeases her?
(a) Uma will go to boarding school in the fall.
(b) Uma must marry a young man she despises.
(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.
10. What does Papa do every day after work?
(a) Call his father.
(b) Play cricket.
(c) Visit the temple.
(d) Play tennis.
11. Around what does Mama build her life?
(a) Her religion.
(b) Securing her daughter's happiness.
(c) Understanding people.
(d) Meeting Papa's needs.
12. What do most people say when Mama approaches them about marriage for Uma?
(a) They would take Aruna by not Uma.
(b) They want someone who is more educated.
(c) They are looking for someone younger or more beautiful.
(d) They want someone with more dowry.
13. What happens to the dowry Papa gives a suitor for Uma?
(a) Papa refuses to give them a dowry.
(b) They return it and refuse the marriage.
(c) They send half of it back after the groom is killed.
(d) They keep it but refuse the marriage.
14. What does Uma collect?
(a) Coins.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Christmas cards.
15. Who convinces Uma to return home from the ashram?
(a) Ramu.
(b) Mira-Masi.
(c) Arun.
(d) She decides to do so on her own.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Uma go after making her phone call in Chapter 9?
2. What does Uma do when they return from the park and her parents sit on the swing?
3. What is the room like where Uma is shown at the Ashram?
4. What does Uma drink when out to dinner?
5. What is the disposition of the man interested in marrying Uma?
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