What is the name of the joint-stock company that governed India from 1757 to 1857?
British East India Company
200
How many sons and daughters does the mother has?
One daughter and 6 sons
200
What does Ruku do while she is first pregnant that is uncommon for her social standing and gender?
She writes.
200
What is Kenny's duty in the novel?
(Hint: Think of missionaries)
To bring the wonders of civilization and modernity to the masses in India.
300
Why didn't Markandaya finish her history degree?
Because WWII started.
300
In the social world of the novel (1900s), who were considered more valuable, sons or daughters and why?
Sons because they were expected to work in the farm and marry a woman with dowry.
300
What is the white doctor's name?
Kennington (Kenny)
300
Why did Ruku marry a poor tenant farmer?
Lack of dowry.
300
What is the least obvious theme of the novel?
A)Death
B)Suffering
C) Wonder
D) Life
C) Wonder
400
In what group were Markyanda's later works was among in the 1970s-1990s?
"Commonwealth Writers"
400
What did the British colonialism do to the caste system?
It solidified the terms of the caste system and exploited it.
400
What construction changed the village?
The construction of the tannery transforms the village economically, environmentally, and socially.
400
Who does Ruku get help from to conceive a child after six years of not getting pregnant?
Kenny the white doctor
400
Who is Ruku's character foil?
Kunthi
500
At what age did Markandaya leave India for England?
24
500
What is the name of aristocratic large landowners who collected revenue from their peasant tenants?
Zamindars
500
What is the specific location of the novel?
TRICK QUESTION!!!
It takes place in southern India and in a Tamil-speaking setting based on the clues. The author doesn't say exactly to to show the village is meant to be universal in its representation of rural Indian life.
500
How does Ruku feel about the new tannery?
She feels frightened and angry by the economic changes it brings.
500
Does Ruku have a more complex relationship with men or women?