Fasting, Feasting Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Fasting, Feasting Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Uma get to the ashram?
(a) On a tonga ride.
(b) By taxi.
(c) On a bus.
(d) The ashram sends a car.

2. What does Uma spend her life doing?
(a) Working at a floor loom.
(b) Plotting revenge.
(c) Searching for the perfect husband.
(d) Being subservient to her parents' demands.

3. How does Mama feel about the trip they make with Aruna’s in-laws?
(a) Enjoyable.
(b) As boring.
(c) Potentially dangerous.
(d) As proof of one's religious fervor.

4. What does the prospective groom's family do for a living?
(a) Undertaker.
(b) Cloth merchants.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What do Uma and Aruna feel about their mother's pregnancy?
(a) Joy.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Shame.

6. What do Mama and Papa do on occasional evenings at the club?
(a) Swim.
(b) Play cars.
(c) Bet or horse races.
(d) Play shuffleboard.

7. When does Mira-Masi occasionally appear at Uma's home?
(a) When Mira-Masi needs more money from Papa.
(b) When Mira-Masi's husband sends her away for some time.
(c) When Uma's father demands Mira-Masi's presence.
(d) When Mira-Masi is en route to some spiritual adventure or pilgrimage.

8. What does Mrs. Joshi say about the groom's family?
(a) They have a reputation for honor.
(b) They are from the lower class.
(c) They have a reputation for being unscrupulous.
(d) They would be very bad for Uma.

9. Where does Anamika live after marriage?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Surigli.
(c) Bombay.
(d) The United States.

10. To what kind of life do Uma and Arun resign themselves?
(a) Comfort and boredom.
(b) Religious.
(c) Intellectual stimulation but strict.
(d) Subservience.

11. Why does Uma give Ayah much of Uma's clothing?
(a) Uma wants Ayah to help her escape.
(b) So Ayah will leave Uma alone.
(c) Ayah blackmails Uma.
(d) Uma is the soul of generosity.

12. What does Uma regret about the trip with Aruna and Aruna's in-laws?
(a) That the fireworks had to be cancelled after one burst.
(b) That the temple did not have any cards.
(c) That she was saved from sinking into the river.
(d) That her parents would not allow her to watch the movie.

13. What does Papa do every day after work?
(a) Play tennis.
(b) Play cricket.
(c) Call his father.
(d) Visit the temple.

14. About what religion does Mira-Masi tell stories to Uma and Aruna?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Islam.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Shinto.

15. How does Mira-Masi explain the two failed attempts at marriage for Uma?
(a) Uma is called to a higher purpose.
(b) Uma created the situation herself.
(c) Fate.
(d) The men were not worthy of Uma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens about Uma's marriage?

2. Who wants to take Uma to an ashram?

3. What is Uma's response when the man interested in marrying her arrives at her house?

4. What does Uma notice about Aruna in Chapter 8?

5. When is the new baby boy born?

(see the answer keys)

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