Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The sitting room

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

silliness

oneness

individuality
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?
A shawl

A coat

A pair of boots

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play cricket

Go to lunch

Play rummy

Go to church
5 What was Papa's job?
Doctor

Banker

Shop owner

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Pleased

Angry

Indifferent

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
she was getting ready for marriage

she had to take care of Arun

school was not usually for girls

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.
her mother's idea

Catholic

Hindu

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

not hard-working

not very bright

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

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.
becomes destructive

runs away from home

accepts it meekly

has a fit
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 ___.
scarves

notebooks

earrings

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

close friend of Mama

young woman

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Shopping destinations

Pilgrimage sites

Wherever she felt like

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

Shiva

Rama

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.
the stories

the river

the gifts

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
cousin

uncle

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to a show

to the river

out to dinner

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

childish

dreamy

sanguine
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.
Uma spends time alone

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

Uma has a fit

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 ___.
kind

brilliant

rebellious

beautiful

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