Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The veranda

The garden
2 Mama and Papa are characterized by their ___.
cruelty

silliness

oneness

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

A coat

A shawl

A pair of boots
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Go to church

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?
Banker

Doctor

Lawyer

Shop owner
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Indifferent

Elated

Angry

Pleased
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

she had to take care of Arun

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.
her mother's idea

Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
smart and successful

not hard-working

not very bright

intractable
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?
Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes
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 sickly.

He does not like cricket.

He is a vegetarian.

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

sickly

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.
scarves

Christmas cards

notebooks

earrings
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

Pilgrimage sites

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

Rama

Ganesh

Shiva
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
destined to be a mother

chosen by the Lord

corrupted by sin

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

the stories

the gifts

the river
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
uncle

teacher

cousin

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to the river

to church

to a show

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

stubborn

dreamy

childish
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.
Uma spends time alone

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

Uma runs away

Uma has a fit
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Ramu

Papa

Mrs. O'Henry

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
kind

brilliant

rebellious

beautiful

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