Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The garden

The veranda

The bench

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

individuality

silliness

cruelty

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

A tie

A pair of boots

A coat

A shawl
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Go to lunch

Play rummy

Go to church

Play cricket
5 What was Papa's job?

Doctor

Shop owner

Banker

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Angry

Indifferent

Elated

Pleased
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 ___.

Catholic

her mother's idea

Hindu

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

not very bright

intractable

smart and successful

not hard-working
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry

Mrs. Joshi
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 does not like cricket.

He is not good at school.

He is sickly.

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

quiet

sickly

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

scarves

earrings

notebooks

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

close friend of Mama

unmarried woman

young woman

relative of Mama
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Wherever she felt like

Shopping destinations

Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Parvati

Rama

Shiva

Ganesh
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

going to move out of India

chosen by the Lord

destined to be a mother

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

the food

the river

the stories

the gifts
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

uncle

friend

teacher
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to the river

to church

to a show

out to dinner
22 Uma is all the following except ___.

dreamy

childish

stubborn

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

Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Bakul Uncle
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

kind

brilliant

rebellious

beautiful

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