Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The veranda

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

silliness

cruelty

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

A tie

A coat

A shawl
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play rummy

Go to lunch

Go to church

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?
Shop owner

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer
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 ___.
her mother's idea

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu

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?
Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes

Mrs. Joshi

Mrs. O'Henry
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 is not good at school.

He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.

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

quiet

meek

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

notebooks

earrings

scarves
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.
close friend of Mama

unmarried woman

relative of Mama

young woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Shopping destinations

Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband

Wherever she felt like
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.
Rama

Parvati

Shiva

Ganesh
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 gifts

the food

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
cousin

teacher

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

stubborn

sanguine
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.
Uma has a fit

Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child

Uma spends time alone

Uma runs away
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Mrs. O'Henry

Papa

Bakul Uncle

Ramu
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
beautiful

brilliant

kind

rebellious

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