Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The garden

The sitting room

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

individuality

oneness

cruelty

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

A shawl

A coat

A pair of boots

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Go to church

Play cricket

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?

Doctor

Shop owner

Banker

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Pleased

Elated

Angry

Indifferent
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 ___.

her mother's idea

Hindu

Catholic

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

intractable

not very bright

not hard-working

smart and successful
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?

Lila Aunty

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.

has a fit

accepts it meekly

becomes destructive

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

He is sickly.

He is a vegetarian.

He is not good at school.

He does not like cricket.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.

meek

quiet

sickly

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

earrings

Christmas cards

notebooks

scarves
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

young woman

relative of Mama

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Wherever she felt like

Shopping destinations

Places she used to go with her husband

Pilgrimage sites
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Parvati

Shiva

Ganesh

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the food

the river

the stories

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

teacher

friend

uncle

cousin
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to the river

to church

out to dinner

to a show
22 Uma is all the following except ___.

sanguine

dreamy

childish

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

Uma spends time alone

Uma has a fit

Uma runs away

Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?

Papa

Bakul Uncle

Ramu

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

beautiful

brilliant

kind

rebellious

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