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 ___.
silliness

individuality

oneness

cruelty
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?
Play cricket

Go to church

Go to lunch

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Lawyer

Shop owner

Doctor

Banker
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

Catholic

Hindu

her mother's idea
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?
Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes
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 is sickly.

He does not like cricket.

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

quiet

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.
Christmas cards

earrings

notebooks

scarves
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.
close friend of Mama

young woman

relative of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband

Wherever she felt like

Shopping destinations
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.
Shiva

Parvati

Ganesh

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
chosen by the Lord

corrupted by sin

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

cousin

uncle

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
out to dinner

to a show

to church

to the river
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
dreamy

childish

sanguine

stubborn
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.
Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child

Uma spends time alone

Uma runs away

Uma has a fit
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 ___.
kind

beautiful

rebellious

brilliant

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