Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Shoba and Shukumar are marries young Indians living in what city?

Boston

What is Shoba's occupation in "A Temporary Matter"?

textbook editor

How long has Shukumar been in graduate school?

6 years

What is the subject of Shukumar's dissertation?

Agrarian revolts in India

What is the date when Shoba checks the wall calendar, the day they get the electricity shut-off notice?

March 19

What does Shoba remind Shukumar that he has on Friday?

dentist appointment

How soon is the baby due when Shukumar goes to an academic conference?

3 weeks

Where is the academic conference Shukumar attends when Shoba is pregnant?

Baltimore

What month does Shoba's mother come for a visit?

September

How long ago did Shoba and Shumkumar's baby die?

6 months ago

What does Shukumar make for dinner the first night the power is out?

lamb

In what room in the house does Shukumar work on his dissertation?

the study

What even had Shoba already planned for their baby?

rice ceremony

Where did Shukumar grow up?

New Hampshire

How old is Shukumar?

35

How old is Shoba?

33

Where did Shoba and Shukumar meet?

lecture hall in Cambridge

Where did Shoba and Shukumar go on their first date?

out to dinner at a Portuguese place (they left no tip)

What was the name of the friend who drove Shoba to the hospital?

Gillian

Shoba thought the poem Shukumar published was what?

She did not like it; she felt the poem was sentimental

What is the final secret Shukumar reveals to Shoba?

The gender of the dead baby

What is the final secret Shoba reveals to Shukumar?

She has her own apartment and is leaving Shukumar

What is the name of Shoba and Shukumar's neighbors?

the Bradfords

What did Shoba give Shukumar for their first wedding anniversary?

ten-course dinner

How old is Lilia during the events of her story?

10 years

Lilia recalls events that occur in the fall of what year?

1971

Mr. Pirzada is from what city in Pakistan?

Dacca

How many daughters does Mr. Pirzada have?

7

Mr. Pirzada's daughters' names all start with what letter?

A

Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?

New England's fall leaves

Because of the war with India Mr. Pirzaada does not hear from his family for how many months?

over 6 months

Lilia's father explains to her that the British gave Independence to India in what year?

1947

Lilia is unaware of national distinctions until she asks her father about setting a ______ for the Indian man.

a glass

Lilia's father wonders if she is learning about what at school?

If she is aware of East Pakistan's fight for sovereignty and if that is covered in history and geography that is taught at school

Lilia's parents were born where?

Calcutta

What is Lilia's mother's occupation?

part time bank teller

What is Lilia's father's occupation?

...

What does Mr. Pirzada do each time he enters the home of Lilia's family?

shakes hands and takes off shoes

Lilia treats the little candies Mr. Pirzada brings her like what?

like a jewel or rare coin

What kind of box does Lilia keep beside her bed?

sandlewood box

What did Lilia stop doing each night so as not to ruin her prayer for Mr. Pirzada's family?

Brush her teeth

What is the name of Lilia's teacher?

Mrs. Kenyon

What game do Lilia's parents and Mr. Pirzada play ever night?

Scrabble

What do Lilia and Dora dress up as for Halloween?

Witches

What does Mr. Pirzada give Lilia for Halloween?

box of chocolate covered mints

What does Lilia tell Dora about Mr. Pirzada's daughters?

that they're missing

In which month does Mr. Pirzada return to Pakistan?

January

Mr. Pirzada sneds Lilia's family a card for what occasion?

Muslim New Year

What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. Das' daughter?

Tina

What does Ronny Das want to give the goat he sees from the car window?

piece of gum

How old is Mr. Kapasi?

46

Where is the Das family from?

New Brunswick NJ

How long has Mr. Kapasi been a tour guide?

5 years

What does Mr. Das do for a living?

science teacher in middle school

What do the excited Das children see from the car as they drive through India?

monkeys

What does Mrs. Das do in the car as her family drives through India?

paint her nails

What American television show does Mr. Kapasi refer to?

Dallas

Mr. Kapasi thinks the Das couple acts like what?

siblings, brother sister

What does Mrs. Das complain about as they drive around India?

too hot/no AC

What language does Mr. Kapasi translate for the doctor he works with?

Gujurati

What does Mrs. Das call Mr. Kapasi's work as an interpreter?

romantic

How old was Mr. Kapasi's son when he died in his mother's arms?

7 years

How does Mr. Kapasi feel about Mrs. Das' interest in his work as an interpreter?

flattered

What does Mrs. Das want to mail to Mr. Kapasi?

copies of their pictures

What is the name of the Indian sun god that the Das family see statues of at the Sun Temple?

Astachala Surya

How long does Mr. Kapasi calculate it will be before he receives mail from Mrs. Das?

6 weeks

What is on the front of Mrs. Das' shirt that keeps attracting Kapasi?

strawberry

How old is Mrs. Das?

28

When did Mr. and Mrs. Das meet?

when they were very young

What attracts the monkeys to Bobby Das?

puffed rice

How does Mrs. Das comfort Bobby after monkey attack?

she puts a bandage on his knee

What happens to the piece of paper Mr. Kapasi gave to Mrs. Das

It falls out of her bag and flies away with wind

What is Boori Ma's main job at the building she lives in?

stairwell sweeper/gatekeeper

What does Boori Ma think in her bedding?

mites

How old is Boori Ma?

64

Where does Boori Ma sleep?

under the letter box/ behind the gate

In what city does "A Real Durwan" take place?

Calcutta

What does Boori Ma carry on the end of her Sari?

skeleton keys for coffer boxes

Who does Boori Ma say her third daughter married?

school principal

How did residents of building know Boori ma was a refugee?

the accent of her Bengali

What did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building?

she claimed to have an extravagant life/ she was a landowner

What important function did the residents think Boori Ma did for them?

she stood guard between them and the outside world

What phrase accompanied all of Boori Ma's stories

...

What did Mrs. Dalal promise to bring for Boori Ma

sheep's-hair blanket

When the building improvements begin where does Boori Ma sleep?

rooftop on a bed of newspapers

What did Mr. Chatterjee say Boori Ma's mouth was full of?

ashes

Which resident of the building decided Boori Ma should be thrown out?

Mr. Chatterjee

What is Mrs. Dalal's reaction to her husband bringing home two basins?

she argued with Mr. Dalal

What gets stolen from the building while Boori Ma is away?

the stairwell basin

How long will the Dalals be away?

10 days

How many years has Laxmi's cousin been married when her husband leaves her?

4 years

Where does Laxmi's cousin's husband meet the woman he has an affair with?

on a plane

Laxmi has a picture of herself and her husband taken where?

Taj Mahal

Where do Laxmi and Miranda work?

public radio station

What is Laxmi always eating?

hot mix "dusty orange cereal"

What magazine does Dev leave at Miranda's apartment?

the economists

What is the name of the department store where Miranda meets Dev?

Filene's

In what city does "Sexy" take place?

Boston

What does Miranda purchase at the department store?

discounted pantyhose and cream

What time of day does Dev's wife call him from India?

6 in the morning