Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The bench

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

oneness

cruelty

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

A coat

A shawl

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play cricket

Go to church

Go to lunch

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Banker

Shop owner

Lawyer

Doctor
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Angry

Pleased

Elated

Indifferent
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 ___.
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?
Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

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

has a fit

runs away from home

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He does not like cricket.

He is not good at school.

He is a vegetarian.

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

meek

quiet

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.
Christmas cards

notebooks

scarves

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

unmarried woman

close friend of Mama

young woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband

Wherever she felt like

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

Rama

Shiva

Parvati
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
destined to be a mother

going to move out of India

corrupted by sin

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

the gifts

the river

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
friend

uncle

cousin

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
out to dinner

to a show

to church

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

stubborn

sanguine

childish
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

Ramu

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

kind

beautiful

brilliant

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