Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The sitting room

The veranda

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

cruelty

silliness

individuality
3 What do Mama and Papa plan to send Arun?
A pair of boots

A coat

A tie

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

Play rummy

Play cricket

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

Shop owner

Doctor

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

Elated

Indifferent

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

school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

all of these
8 The school Uma went to was ___.
at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic

her mother's idea

Hindu
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not hard-working

smart and successful

not very bright

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

Lila Aunty

Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.
has a fit

becomes destructive

runs away from home

accepts it meekly
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

He is a vegetarian.

He is not good at school.
13 As a child, Arun is ___.
meek

sickly

quiet

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

scarves

Christmas cards

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

unmarried woman

young woman

close friend of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Pilgrimage sites

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

Shopping destinations
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.
Shiva

Ganesh

Parvati

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

destined to be a mother

going to move out of India

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

the food

the gifts

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
friend

uncle

cousin

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to church

to a show

out to dinner

to the river
22 Uma is all the following except ___.
childish

dreamy

stubborn

sanguine
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.
Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child

Uma has a fit

Uma runs away

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.
rebellious

brilliant

beautiful

kind

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