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 ___.

silliness

oneness

cruelty

individuality
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?

A coat

A tie

A pair of boots

A shawl
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

Lawyer

Doctor

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

Pleased

Angry

Indifferent

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

she was getting ready for marriage

school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea

Catholic

Hindu
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

smart and successful

not hard-working

intractable

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

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

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

becomes destructive

accepts it meekly

runs away from home

has a fit
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

He is a vegetarian.

He is not good at school.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.

quiet

sickly

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

earrings

notebooks

Christmas cards

scarves
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

young woman

close friend of Mama

relative of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Pilgrimage sites

Shopping destinations

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Shiva

Parvati

Rama

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

destined to be a mother

chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

corrupted by sin
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the gifts

the food

the stories

the river
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

teacher

cousin

friend

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to church

to the river

to a show

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

childish

dreamy

sanguine

stubborn
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?

Ramu

Mrs. O'Henry

Bakul Uncle

Papa
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

kind

rebellious

brilliant

beautiful

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