Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The sitting room

The garden

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

individuality

silliness

cruelty
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?
Play cricket

Go to lunch

Go to church

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Lawyer

Banker

Shop owner

Doctor
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Elated

Pleased

Indifferent

Angry
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 ___.
Catholic

Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not very bright

smart and successful

not hard-working

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty
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 not good at school.

He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

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

meek

quiet

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

notebooks

Christmas cards

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

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Wherever she felt like

Shopping destinations

Places she used to go with her husband

Pilgrimage sites
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.
Parvati

Ganesh

Rama

Shiva
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

corrupted by sin

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

the stories

the gifts

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

friend

uncle

cousin
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to the river

to a show

to church

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

dreamy

stubborn

childish
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 runs away

Uma spends time alone
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Mrs. O'Henry
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
kind

rebellious

brilliant

beautiful

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