Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The veranda

The sitting room

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

silliness

individuality

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

A shawl

A tie

A pair of boots
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Go to church

Play cricket

Go to lunch

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Doctor

Lawyer

Shop owner

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

Indifferent

Pleased

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
she had to take care of Arun

school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

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

her mother's idea

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
smart and successful

not very bright

not hard-working

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

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

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

runs away from home

has a fit

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He is not good at school.

He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

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

meek

sickly

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

earrings

notebooks

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?
Wherever she felt like

Pilgrimage sites

Shopping destinations

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

Shiva

Parvati

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

corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord

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

the food

the river

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
uncle

teacher

cousin

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to the river

to church

to a show

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

stubborn

dreamy

childish
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 runs away

Uma has a fit
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Ramu

Mrs. O'Henry

Papa

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

brilliant

rebellious

beautiful

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