Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The veranda

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

silliness

individuality

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

A tie

A coat

A pair of boots
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to lunch

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

Banker

Shop owner

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Indifferent

Elated

Pleased

Angry
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

she was getting ready for marriage

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.
at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic

her mother's idea

Hindu
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not hard-working

not very bright

intractable

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

Mother Agnes

Lila Aunty

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

accepts it meekly

has a fit

runs away from home
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

He is not good at school.

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

meek

quiet

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

earrings

scarves

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

relative of Mama

young woman

close friend of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Shopping destinations

Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Ganesh

Rama

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

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

going to move out of India
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.
the food

the river

the stories

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
uncle

teacher

cousin

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to church

to the river

out to dinner

to a show
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
childish

stubborn

dreamy

sanguine
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 has a fit

Uma runs away
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Mrs. O'Henry

Bakul Uncle

Ramu

Papa
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
kind

beautiful

rebellious

brilliant

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