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Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine
Interpreter of Maladies
Sexy
Mrs. Sen
This Blessed House
100
What are the respective homelands of Lilia's parents and Mr. Pirzada?
India and East Pakistan (Present-day Bangladesh) http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/indiansub.jpg
100
What is the name of the Monkey God?
Hanuman http://media1.santabanta.com/full1/Hinduism/Lord%20Hanuman/lord-hanuman-17a.jpg
100
What kind of snack does Laxmi, Miranda's co-worker, often eat in "Sexy"?
Hot Mix
100
What subject does Mr. Sen teach?
Mathematics
100
What is Twinkle's real name?
Twinkle's real name is Tanima.
200
In what year did the Bengali Partition take place, and what two modern countries did it form?
The Bengali Partition took place in 1971, forming the modern-day countries of Bangladesh and Pakistan. The war that led to the independence of Bangladesh was called the Bangladesh Liberation War. 30 Million People were displaced. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_QLDLkalfw/S72FVQgsRxI/AAAAAAAAABs/_McUkRDZPq0/s1600/sh.JPG
200
What is Mrs. Das's big secret?
She cheated on her husband.
200
How does Miranda hear about Laxmi's cousin's marital situation?
By overhearing Laxmi on the phone from her cubicle.
200
What news does Mrs. Sen receive in the letter from her family? How does it make her feel?
Her sister had a baby girl. It made her sad to think her own niece would be a stranger to her since she probably would not get the opportunity to see her for the next couple of years
200
Name three ingredients in the stew that Twinkle prepares.
What is vinegar, fish, tomatoes, and parsley.
500
My question for the class is: How does Jhumpa Lahiri show how each character’s “identity” is influenced by their respective background and culture? In what ways, for example, does Lilia’s American upbringing affect her level of knowledge? Her Indian parents’? Mr. Pirzada’s?
All answers are correct! Good job!!!!
500
Where is Mr. and Mrs. Das's family headed on vacation in India?
The Sun Temple. "The Sun Temple is one of my favorite places" - Mr. Kapasi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Sun_Temple_Konark_11087.jpg
500
What does the use of negation in this sentence suggest about the narrator? "By February, Laxmi's cousin's husband still hadn't come to his senses." (Lahiri 99)
What do you think?
500
Bahareh Bahmanpour says in her article, Female Subjects and Negotiating Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies that Mrs. Sen's style of cooking and her interest in buying and having fish, "...have associations with her idea of homeland," and are "asserting her ethnic identity." Do you agree? Why or why not?
Good answers!!!
500
Why does Sanjeev feel uncomfortable with Christian paraphernalia? Is he particularly controlling? Uncomfortable with American culture? Does Twinkle manipulate him or the party guests?
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