Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The veranda

The sitting room

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

cruelty

oneness

individuality

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

A coat

A tie

A shawl

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

Go to church

Go to lunch

Play rummy

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?

Lawyer

Banker

Doctor

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

Angry

Elated

Indifferent

Pleased
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

she was getting ready for marriage

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

Hindu

Catholic

her mother's idea

at Mrs. Joshi's house
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

intractable

not hard-working

smart and successful

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

Mrs. Joshi

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

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

becomes destructive

has a fit

runs away from home

accepts it meekly
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He is a vegetarian.

He is not good at school.

He is sickly.

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

quiet

meek

sickly

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

Christmas cards

earrings

notebooks
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

Shopping destinations

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Shiva

Rama

Ganesh

Parvati
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

corrupted by sin

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother

chosen by the Lord
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the food

the stories

the river

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

uncle

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to a show

to church

to the river

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

stubborn

dreamy

childish

sanguine
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.

Uma runs away

Uma spends time alone

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

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

brilliant

rebellious

kind

beautiful

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