Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The sitting room

The veranda

The garden

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

oneness

cruelty

silliness

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

A shawl

A coat

A pair of boots

A tie
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Play cricket

Go to church

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?

Shop owner

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Indifferent

Angry

Elated

Pleased
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

school was not usually for girls

she was getting ready for marriage

she had to take care of Arun

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

Hindu

at Mrs. Joshi's house

Catholic

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

smart and successful

not very bright

intractable

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

Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty

Mother Agnes

Mrs. O'Henry
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.

has a fit

runs away from home

accepts it meekly

becomes destructive
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 ___.

sickly

quiet

meek

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

earrings

scarves

Christmas cards

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

relative of Mama

close friend of Mama

young woman

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Pilgrimage sites

Places she used to go with her husband

Shopping destinations

Wherever she felt like
17 Mira-masi's chosen god/goddess was ___.

Ganesh

Rama

Parvati

Shiva
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

chosen by the Lord

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

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

the river

the gifts

the food

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

uncle

cousin

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

out to dinner

to the river

to church

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

stubborn

sanguine

childish

dreamy
23 All of the following happen at the ashram except ___.

Uma runs away

Uma spends time alone

Mira-masi tells Uma she is the Lord's child

Uma has a fit
24 Who is sent to pick up Uma from the ashram?

Mrs. O'Henry

Ramu

Bakul Uncle

Papa
25 Anamika is all the following except ___.

rebellious

beautiful

brilliant

kind

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