Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The sitting room

The veranda

The bench

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

silliness

cruelty

individuality

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

A tie

A shawl

A pair of boots

A coat
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Go to lunch

Play cricket

Go to church

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer

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

Angry

Pleased

Elated

Indifferent
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

she had to take care of Arun

school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

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

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu

her mother's idea

Catholic
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

not very bright

smart and successful

intractable

not hard-working
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

Mrs. Joshi
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.

has a fit

runs away from home

accepts it meekly

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He is not good at school.

He does not like cricket.

He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.

sickly

quiet

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

Christmas cards

earrings

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

close friend of Mama

young woman

relative of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Shopping destinations

Places she used to go with her husband

Pilgrimage sites

Wherever she felt like
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Shiva

Rama

Parvati

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord

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

the gifts

the river

the stories

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

uncle

cousin

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to a show

to church

out to dinner

to the river
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 runs away

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

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

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Papa

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

rebellious

brilliant

beautiful

kind

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