Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The sitting room

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

cruelty

individuality

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

A shawl

A tie

A coat
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?
Play cricket

Play rummy

Go to church

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?
Banker

Shop owner

Lawyer

Doctor
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?
Indifferent

Elated

Pleased

Angry
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

her mother's idea

Catholic
9 As a student, Uma was ___.
not hard-working

not very bright

intractable

smart and successful
10 To whom does Uma appeal when she is told she is not going to school anymore?
Mrs. Joshi

Lila Aunty

Mrs. O'Henry

Mother Agnes
11 When Uma learns she is not going back to school, she ___.
accepts it meekly

runs away from home

has a fit

becomes destructive
12 What bothers Papa the most about Arun?
He is sickly.

He is not good at school.

He does not like cricket.

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

sickly

quiet

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.
Christmas cards

earrings

scarves

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.
close friend of Mama

young woman

unmarried 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 ___.
Rama

Ganesh

Shiva

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

going to move out of India

chosen by the Lord

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

the stories

the gifts

the food
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.
teacher

friend

uncle

cousin
21 Rama takes Uma ___.
to church

out to dinner

to the river

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

childish

sanguine

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

Uma has a fit

Uma spends time alone

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

Papa

Bakul Uncle

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

beautiful

rebellious

kind

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