Summary
Analysis
Themes
Author
Trivia
100
Who is the Sweeper of the Stairwell
Who is Boori Ma?
100
In short, over the years, Boori Ma’s services came to resemble those of a real durwan. Though under normal circumstances this was no job for a woman, she honored the responsibility, and maintained a vigil no less punctilious than if she were the gatekeeper of a house on Lower Circular Road, or Jodhpur Park, or any other fancy neighborhood.
What is foreshadowing of a "real durwan" to come. The people accepted her services until they needed a scapegoat.
100
Name three of the four themes
What are Jealousy - Reality vs. Fantasy -Life’s ability to change at any moment -Importance of objects
100
What is the authors name
What is Jhumpa Lahiri
100
What artist has won the most Grammy's
Who is Georg Solti
200
The sink was bought by?
Who are the Dalals
200
“Is it beyond us to buy sinks of our own?” one of them finally burst out one morning. “Are the Dalals the only ones who can improve the conditions of this building?” asked another.
The people when they saw the Dalas when they bought their own sink
200
What is an example if the theme of reality vs. fantasy
What is Boori Ma's story or when they kick Boori Ma out because she is a reminder of their actual class
200
Where was she born
Where is London England
200
What is the Spanish word for a heated tortilla filled with cheese?
What is a Quesadilla
300
What did Boori Ma lose?
What are the skeleton keys and savings
300
“Boori Ma’s mouth is full of ashes, but she is the victim of changing times”
Who is Mr. Chatterjee after we hear of Boori Ma's story
300
Give an example of jealousy in the story
What is when all the people see the new Dalal's basin
300
Where'd she go to college? For bonus answer: Where she got her masters
Where is Barnard College and masters at Boston College
300
In which U.S. state would you find Mount Rushmore?
What is South Dakota
400
Who doesn't blame Boori Ma for stealing
Who is the Dalals
400
No one in this particular flat-building owned much worth stealing. The second-floor widow, Mrs. Misra, was the only one with a telephone. Still, the residents were thankful that Boori Ma patrolled activities in the alley, screened the itinerant peddlers who came to sell combs and shawls from door to door, was able to summon a rickshaw at a moment’s calling, and could, with a few slaps of her broom, rout any suspicious character who strayed into the area in order to spit, urinate, or cause some other trouble.
Who was the narrator and tells us people are of all similar economic class. Shows the gratitude people have for Boori Ma.
400
Give an example of the importance of objects
What is the basin and the skeleton keys
400
What award did her first book receive?
What is the Pulitzer Prize
400
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Who was Michelangelo
500
Who recommends a "real Durwan"
Who is Mr. Chatterjee
500
What do the basin, skeleton keys, and Boori Ma's bedding represent
Basin=wealth Skeleton keys=past life or strength Boori Ma's bedding=livelihood
500
Which characters don't face the issue of reality vs fantasy
Who are the Dalals
500
Is her pen name her actual name?
What is no, it is Nilanjana Sudheshna Lahiri
500
Name the countries of the seven summits?
What are Tibet-Nepal, Argentina, United States, Tanzania, Antarctica, Australia, Russia/Georgia
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