Author
Where was Jhumpa Lahiri born?
What is London England
What city do they live in?
What is Boston
What is the "temporary matter"?
What is power outtage
Grief: What does Shukumar do to try and "protect" Shoba from feeling grief after the birth of their baby
What is he clears the nursery of all the baby-related items
What confession does Shukumar make on the last night their power is supposed to be off?
What is that he was able to hold the baby after it was born
Where does Jhumpa Lahiri currently live?
Who visits Shoba and Shukumar after the death of the baby?
What is Shoba's mom
What tradition do they start at dinner?
What is telling secrets
Guilt: Who immediatley blames Shukumar for not being their for the birth of their baby
Who is Shoba's mother
Who suggests to tell each other secrets while the power is off? Shoba or Shukumar?
Who is Shoba
Jhumpa Lahiri received her BA in English literature from what college?
What is Barnard College
What prompts Shukumar's interest in Indian history?
What is the death of his father
Where was Shukumar when Shoba went into labor?
What is an academic conference
Grief: What happens to Shoba after the death of their baby
She turns into "the type of woman she'd once claimed she would never resemble"
What is the first secret that Shoba tells Shukumar?
What is that she looked through his address book to see if she put her name in it
How old is Jhumpa Lahiri?
What is 67
What is 35
How many days was the power out?
What is 5 days
Lack of Communication: What does Shoba do to try to avoid seeing Shukumar during the day
What is she takes extra hours and projects at work, trying to stay out of the house as much as possible
What does Shukumar think Shoba's final confession will be?
What is that she is pregnant
What prizes has Jhumpa Lahiri won?
What is the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
What is a proofreader
What gender was their stillborn baby?
What is a boy
Connection to Heritage: What type of ceremony did Shoba experience in the dark while she lived in India?
What is a rice ceremony
Where does the couple sit instead of the dinner table on the second night of playing their game?
Where is the steps outside their house