Jhumpa Lahiri Stories #1 and Stories #2 Quiz

Story #1 - What are the characters' names?

• Shoba

• Shukumar

• Jhumpa

• Lahiri

Story #1 - How do the characters find themselves in the dark?

• Their power is shut off because they are moving.

• Their power is shut off because they are behind in payments.

• Their power is shut off for routine maintenance.

• Their power is shut off because it is a tradition to eat by candlelight.

Story #1 - What tradition do the characters start at dinnertime?

• The husband cooks dinner.

• They eat in front of the TV together.

• The compliment each other.

• They each tell a secret.

Story #1 - What does the wife reveal at the end?

• She is moving out.

• She never wanted kids.

• She shouldn't have married him.

• She misses her family.

Story #1 - What does the husband reveal at the end?

• Their stillborn child was a girl.

• Their stillborn child was a boy.

• He had an affair.

• He didn't love her anymore.

Story #2 - Where is Mr. Pirzada from?

• Calcutta

• Dacca

• Bombay

• Madras

Story #2 - Where is Lilia's Parents from?

• Calcutta

• Dacca

• Bombay

• Madras

Story #2 - What year does the story take place in?

• 1969

• 1970

• 1971

• 1972

Story #2 - War is a major form of man vs. man conflict. Yet in the story. Mr. Pirzada and Lilia's father were not in conflict with each other through the countries of their birth had been at war against each other. Discuss the mindset of individuals in relation to their governments.

Story #2 - Explain the rationale of Lilia at the library and trying to check out a book about Pakistan.