Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The veranda

The sitting room

The bench
2 Mama and Papa are characterized by their ___.
cruelty

individuality

silliness

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

A shawl

A coat

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

Play rummy

Go to lunch

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?
Doctor

Banker

Shop owner

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

Indifferent

Pleased

Angry
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.
she had to take care of Arun

school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

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

Catholic

her mother's idea

at Mrs. Joshi's house
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not very bright

not hard-working

intractable

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Lila Aunty

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

runs away from home

becomes destructive

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

He is not good at school.

He is a vegetarian.

He is sickly.
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 ___.
young woman

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?
Places she used to go with her husband

Shopping destinations

Wherever she felt like

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

Shiva

Ganesh

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

chosen by the Lord

going to move out of India

destined to be a mother
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.
the gifts

the river

the food

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

cousin

friend

uncle
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to church

out to dinner

to a show

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

stubborn

childish

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

Uma spends time alone

Uma has a fit

Uma runs away
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?
Papa

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

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

brilliant

rebellious

kind

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