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

cruelty

oneness

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

A tie

A shawl

A coat
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Go to lunch

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to church
5 What was Papa's job?
Shop owner

Banker

Lawyer

Doctor
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 ___.
Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea

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

not hard-working

intractable

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 ___.
runs away from home

becomes destructive

has a fit

accepts it meekly
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He is not good at school.

He is a vegetarian.

He does not like cricket.

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

meek

sickly

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.
notebooks

earrings

scarves

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?
Pilgrimage sites

Shopping destinations

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Shiva

Parvati

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

going to move out of India

corrupted by sin

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

the gifts

the river

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
cousin

friend

teacher

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to a show

to the river

to church

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

childish

dreamy

sanguine
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?
Mrs. O'Henry

Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
kind

rebellious

beautiful

brilliant

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