Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The veranda

The bench

The sitting room

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

individuality

oneness

silliness

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

A coat

A pair of boots

A tie

A shawl
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Go to church

Go to lunch

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?

Doctor

Shop owner

Banker

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Pleased

Angry

Indifferent

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

she was getting ready for marriage

she had to take care of Arun

school was not usually for girls

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

Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic

her mother's idea
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

intractable

not hard-working

smart and successful

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

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes

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

becomes destructive

accepts it meekly

runs away from home

has a fit
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.

He is not good at school.

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

sickly

meek

quiet

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

notebooks

earrings

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

close friend of Mama

young woman

unmarried woman

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Shopping destinations

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Parvati

Rama

Shiva

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the gifts

the river

the stories

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

uncle

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to the river

to a show

out to dinner

to church
22 Uma is all the following except ___.

childish

dreamy

sanguine

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

Uma runs away

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

Uma spends time alone

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

Bakul Uncle

Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Papa
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

kind

rebellious

brilliant

beautiful

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