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Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The sitting room

The bench

The veranda

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

individuality

oneness

cruelty

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

A pair of boots

A tie

A coat

A shawl
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Go to lunch

Go to church

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?

Banker

Shop owner

Lawyer

Doctor
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Indifferent

Pleased

Angry

Elated
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

she was getting ready for marriage

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

Hindu

Catholic

at Mrs. Joshi's house

her mother's idea
9 As a student, Uma was ___.

smart and successful

intractable

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 ___.

accepts it meekly

runs away from home

becomes destructive

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

He does not like cricket.

He is sickly.

He is not good at school.

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

quiet

sickly

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

earrings

Christmas cards

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

relative of Mama

unmarried woman

close friend of Mama

young woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Wherever she felt like

Places she used to go with her husband

Pilgrimage sites

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

Parvati

Shiva

Rama

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

destined to be a mother

chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

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

the gifts

the stories

the river

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

friend

teacher

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

out to dinner

to church

to the river

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

stubborn

sanguine

dreamy

childish
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?

Mrs. O'Henry

Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

beautiful

rebellious

brilliant

kind

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