Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The sitting room

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

silliness

oneness

individuality
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?
A pair of boots

A coat

A tie

A shawl
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play rummy

Go to lunch

Go to church

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?
Lawyer

Shop owner

Doctor

Banker
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Elated

Indifferent

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

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu

Catholic
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not very bright

intractable

not hard-working

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Mother Agnes

Lila Aunty
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 a vegetarian.

He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

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

earrings

notebooks

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

young woman

unmarried woman

close friend of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

Pilgrimage sites

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

Parvati

Shiva

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
corrupted by sin

going to move out of India

chosen by the Lord

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

the gifts

the food

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

friend

cousin

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
out to dinner

to a show

to the river

to church
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
childish

sanguine

stubborn

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

Uma runs away

Uma has a fit

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

Papa

Bakul Uncle

Ramu
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
rebellious

kind

beautiful

brilliant

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