Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The sitting room

The veranda

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

oneness

individuality

silliness

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?

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?

Pleased

Indifferent

Elated

Angry
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 ___.

her mother's idea

Catholic

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

intractable

smart and successful

not hard-working

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes

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

runs away from home

accepts it meekly

has a fit

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He is not good at school.

He is sickly.

He is a vegetarian.

He does not like cricket.
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 ___.

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 ___.

Ganesh

Parvati

Shiva

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

going to move out of India

corrupted by sin

destined to be a mother

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

the food

the gifts

the stories

the river
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

friend

uncle

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to church

to the river

to a show

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

stubborn

dreamy

childish

sanguine
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?

Bakul Uncle

Papa

Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

brilliant

kind

rebellious

beautiful

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