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 ___.
cruelty

oneness

individuality

silliness
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?
A tie

A pair of boots

A coat

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

Play cricket

Go to church

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Banker

Lawyer

Doctor

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

Angry

Indifferent

Pleased
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 ___.
Catholic

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu

her mother's idea
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not hard-working

intractable

smart and successful

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Mother Agnes

Mrs. Joshi
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 is a vegetarian.

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

meek

sickly

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

notebooks

scarves

earrings
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.
young woman

relative of Mama

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Wherever she felt like

Pilgrimage sites

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

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 river

the food

the stories

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

uncle

cousin

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to a show

out to dinner

to the river

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

childish

sanguine

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

Uma runs away

Uma spends time alone

Uma has a fit
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Papa

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

rebellious

kind

beautiful

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