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 ___.

silliness

individuality

cruelty

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

A pair of boots

A tie

A shawl

A coat
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to church

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?

Doctor

Lawyer

Banker

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

Indifferent

Angry

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 ___.

her mother's idea

Catholic

Hindu

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

intractable

smart and successful

not hard-working

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

Lila Aunty

Mrs. Joshi

Mrs. O'Henry

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

runs away from home

becomes destructive

accepts it meekly

has a fit
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?

He does not like cricket.

He is a vegetarian.

He is not good at school.

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

meek

quiet

sickly

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

Christmas cards

earrings

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman

young woman

relative of Mama
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 ___.

Shiva

Ganesh

Parvati

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

chosen by the Lord

corrupted by sin

destined to be a mother

going to move out of India
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the stories

the river

the food

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

uncle

teacher

friend

cousin
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

out to dinner

to the river

to a show

to church
22 Uma is all the following except ___.

sanguine

childish

stubborn

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

Uma runs away

Uma has a fit

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

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

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Papa

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

brilliant

rebellious

kind

beautiful

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