Interpreter of Maladies True or False

    1. What major theme in "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine" does this passage illustrate? "The grant was a great honor, but when converted into dollars it was not generous. As a result, Mr. Pirzada lived in a room in a graduate dormitory, and did not own a proper stove or a television set. And so he came to our house to eat dinner and watch the evening news." -> Betrayal
    2. When the narrator of "The Third and Final Continent" sees a dog snapping at an Indian woman, what does the scene immediately make him think of? -> His responsibility to Mala because she's now his wife and therefore family
    3. Who can't Bibi do without when she's pregnant? -> her community
    4. What does the community give to Boori Ma in return for her service as a durwan? -> keys to their apartment
    5. What do Shoba and Shukumar weep about at the end of "A Temporary Matter"? a. that scene at the end of Marley and Me when he's driving Marley to …oh stop. -> their social and class differences

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