Characters
What are the names of the two protagonists in Of Mice and Men?
George and Lennie
Ghana and USA
What motif in Macbeth highlights the importance of "guilt"?
blood
What type of drama is Macbeth?
tragedy
Which stories contain autobiographical aspects of their author's life? Name two!
Homegoing, My Son the Fanatic, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
What is the last name of the family in "A Monkey's Paw"?
White
During which crisis is Of Mice and Men set?
What image/metaphor in The Reluctant Fundamentalist is used to illustrate Changez's denial about what is going on in the USA and the world? Something he later on says has "come off".
blinders
What genre do both Macbeth and "A Monkey's Paw" contain elements of?
the Gothic
What rhyme scheme is AABB?
adjacent rhyme
What are the names of the two sisters whose family line we follow in Homegoing?
Effia and Esi
What happened in December 2001, an "event" that largely affected Changez and his view on America?
US invasion of Afghanistan
What motif comes up at the beginning of Of Mice and Men that foreshadows the end of the story?
dead mouse
Which genre do both Homegoing and "My Son the Fanatic" belong to?
Postcolonial literature
allegory
What is the name of the prostitute in "My Son the Fanatic"?
Bettina
What happened in the "Gunpowder plot" on 5 November 1605?
Attempted attack on English parliament and King James I (Protestant) by Catholic conspirators.
What object is passed down from generation to generation within Homegoing and thereby connects the different stories?
black stone (necklace)
What is the name of the concept in which characters from formerly colonized countries imitate the colonizer's culture?
mimicry
Which ancient philosopher defined both the "unity of plot, time and place" and the "tragic hero"?
Aristotle
What is the name of the person who opens Changez's eyes about his work as a "modern-day janissary"?
Juan-Bautista
What event caused the author of "My Son the Fanatic" to write his story?
fatwa against his friend Salman Rushdie (and burning of his books)
Which two motifs play a crucial role within Homegoing and are symbolically united at the end of the novel?
water and fire
What type of poem (of which Shakespeare wrote 154) consists of 14 lines?
sonnet
Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck