Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The garden

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

cruelty

oneness

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 church

Go to lunch

Play cricket

Play rummy
5 What was Papa's job?
Shop owner

Lawyer

Doctor

Banker
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 ___.
her mother's idea

Catholic

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Hindu
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?
Mrs. Joshi

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes
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 a vegetarian.

He is sickly.

He does not like cricket.

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

meek

sickly

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

earrings

notebooks

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

close friend of Mama

young woman

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Places she used to go with her husband

Wherever she felt like

Shopping destinations

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

Parvati

Shiva

Rama
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.
destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

chosen by the Lord

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

the food

the gifts

the river
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
uncle

friend

cousin

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to a show

out to dinner

to the river

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

stubborn

dreamy

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

Uma runs away

Uma has a fit

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

Bakul Uncle

Ramu

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

beautiful

kind

rebellious

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