Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

1 Where do Mama and Papa spend most of their time?

The bench

The sitting room

The garden

The veranda
2 Mama and Papa are characterized by their ___.

oneness

cruelty

silliness

individuality
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?

A pair of boots

A coat

A shawl

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Go to church

Go to lunch

Play rummy

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?

Lawyer

Shop owner

Banker

Doctor
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Elated

Indifferent

Angry

Pleased
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

she had to take care of Arun

she was getting ready for marriage

school was not usually for girls

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.

Hindu

Catholic

her mother's idea

at Mrs. Joshi's house
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

smart and successful

intractable

not hard-working

not very bright
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.

becomes destructive

has a fit

accepts it meekly

runs away from home
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.

He does not like cricket.

He is not good at school.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.

sickly

quiet

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

earrings

notebooks

Christmas cards
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

young woman

unmarried woman

close friend of Mama

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Shopping destinations

Pilgrimage sites

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Shiva

Parvati

Rama

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

chosen by the Lord

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

going to move out of India
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the gifts

the stories

the food

the river
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

uncle

cousin

friend

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to a show

to the river

to church

out to dinner
22 Uma is all the following except ___.

dreamy

childish

sanguine

stubborn
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.

Uma spends time alone

Uma has a fit

Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child

Uma runs away
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?

Bakul Uncle

Ramu

Papa

Mrs. O'Henry
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

brilliant

beautiful

rebellious

kind

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