Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The veranda

The sitting room
2 Mama and Papa are characterized by their ___.
silliness

individuality

cruelty

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

A pair of boots

A coat

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Go to lunch

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to church
5 What was Papa's job?
Shop owner

Doctor

Banker

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

Indifferent

Pleased

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

she had to take care of Arun

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

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea

Hindu
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
intractable

smart and successful

not very bright

not hard-working
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?
Mrs. O'Henry

Mother Agnes

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty
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 not good at school.

He is sickly.

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

sickly

quiet

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

earrings

Christmas cards

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

young woman

unmarried woman

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

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

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

Rama

Shiva

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

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.
the food

the river

the gifts

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
friend

teacher

cousin

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to the river

out to dinner

to church

to a show
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
childish

stubborn

sanguine

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

Uma spends time alone

Uma runs away

Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Papa
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
brilliant

kind

rebellious

beautiful

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