Fasting, Feasting Quizzes

Fasting, Feasting Quiz 1

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

The bench

The veranda

The sitting room

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

cruelty

individuality

silliness

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

A tie

A shawl

A coat

A pair of boots
4 What did Mama sneak away to do?

Play rummy

Go to church

Play cricket

Go to lunch
5 What was Papa's job?

Lawyer

Doctor

Banker

Shop owner
6 How did Papa react when Arun was born?

Pleased

Angry

Elated

Indifferent
7 Uma had to leave school because ___.

she was getting ready for marriage

school was not usually for girls

she had to take care of Arun

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

smart and successful

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

Mrs. Joshi

Mother Agnes

Lila Aunty

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

runs away from home

has a fit

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

meek

quiet

all of these
14 Uma has a collection of ___.

earrings

Christmas cards

scarves

notebooks
15 Mira-masi is a/an ___.

young woman

close friend of Mama

relative of Mama

unmarried woman
16 Where was Mira-masi journeying?

Shopping destinations

Wherever she felt like

Pilgrimage sites

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

Parvati

Ganesh

Rama

Shiva
18 Mira-masi told Uma she was ___.

destined to be a mother

corrupted by sin

going to move out of India

chosen by the Lord
19 The best part of Mira-masi's visit was ___.

the food

the gifts

the river

the stories
20 Ramu is Uma's ___.

cousin

uncle

teacher

friend
21 Rama takes Uma ___.

to church

out to dinner

to the river

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

dreamy

stubborn

childish

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

Uma runs away

Uma spends time alone

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?

Bakul Uncle

Papa

Ramu

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

beautiful

brilliant

kind

rebellious

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