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 ___.
cruelty

silliness

individuality

oneness
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?
A coat

A shawl

A pair of boots

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

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to church
5 What was Papa's job?
Lawyer

Banker

Doctor

Shop owner
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Elated

Pleased

Indifferent

Angry
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
she had to take care of Arun

she was getting ready for marriage

school was not usually for girls

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. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes

Lila Aunty
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.
has a fit

accepts it meekly

runs away from home

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

meek

quiet

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

Christmas cards

earrings

scarves
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.
unmarried woman

young woman

relative of Mama

close friend of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Pilgrimage sites

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Shiva

Parvati

Ganesh
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 river

the stories

the food

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

cousin

friend

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to a show

out to dinner

to church

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

childish

dreamy

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

Uma has a fit

Uma spends time alone

Uma runs away
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Papa

Mrs. O'Henry
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
kind

brilliant

rebellious

beautiful

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