Setting
Is the setting Urban, Suburban, or Rural
What is Rural?
Does Mr. Das love his wife?
What is no?
Who does Mr. Kapasi keep glancing at in the rearview mirror?
Who is Mrs. Das?
What is 3rd person?
The story explores the emotional distance created by this problem between people.
What is lack of communication?
Where in America does the Das family live?
Where is New Jersey?
What is the name of the main character?
who is Mr. Kapasi or Mrs. Das?
How many days until the Das family returns to the United States?
what is 10 days?
The title "Interpreter of the Maladies" refers to what in the story?
What is Mr. Kapasi's job as an interpreter?
Mr. and Mrs. Das’s marriage demonstrates the damaging effects of this issue.
What is emotional disconnection?
Name of temple that they go to?
What is the Konark Sun Temple?
What are the two jobs Mr. Kapasi has?
What is Tour Guide?
What is Interpreter?
What snack does Mrs. Das keep eating?
What are rice puffs?
Bobby gets jumped by these.
What are monkeys?
Mrs. Das hopes confession alone will free her from this feeling.
What is guilt?
Where does Mr. Kapasi pick up the family at the start of the story?
what language do the patients typically speak in Mr. Kapasi's office?
What is Gujarati?
How long does it take for Mrs. Das' letters to deliver to Mr. Kapasi?
What is 6 weeks?
What are the names of the Das children?
Who is Tina and Ronny?
The story suggests that fantasy and reality are often separated by this human tendency.
What is misunderstanding or illusion?
Name of River one mile north of their location on page 56 line 19?
What is the Chandrabhaga River?
When did Mr. Das propose to Mrs. Das
What is High School?
How many different ponytails did Mrs. Das untangle Tina's hair into?
Why is it so hot for Mrs. Das in the car?
What is the window not being able to roll down?
Through Mr. Kapasi’s job title, the story develops the idea that people struggle to interpret these.
What are emotions or personal problems?