Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The garden

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

cruelty

oneness

silliness
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?
Shop owner

Lawyer

Banker

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

Elated

Pleased

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 ___.
Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea

Catholic
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. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.
runs away from home

accepts it meekly

has a fit

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.

He is not good at school.

He does not like cricket.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.
meek

quiet

sickly

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

notebooks

Christmas cards

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

young woman

close friend of Mama

relative 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

Ganesh

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

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother

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

the gifts

the river

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
cousin

teacher

uncle

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to the river

out to dinner

to a show

to church
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
sanguine

childish

dreamy

stubborn
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?
Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

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

beautiful

brilliant

kind

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