Maladies quiz

question 1 (2 points)
in "interpreter of maladies," mr. kapasi finds it hard to believe of mr. and mrs. das that "they were regularly responsible for anything other than "

a) themselves
b) their children
c) their monkeys

question 2 (2 points)
in "interpreter of maladies," visitors to konarak find the chandrabhaga river dried up, and they can no longer enter the temple of the sun, "for it had filled with rubble long ago " what other instances and images does the author, lahiri, present of the collapse, deterioration, or passing of once-important cultural or spiritual values?

a) monkeys running around
b) puffed rice
c) bad/unhappy marriages

question 3 (2 points)
what causes mrs. das to become interested in mr. kapasi?

a) his tailored suit
b) his love of monkeys
c) his job as an interpreter

question 4 (2 points)
what is symbolic about the slip of paper with mr. kapasi’s address on it?

a) mrs. das loses it without noticing or caring, just like she loses interest in mr. kapasi.
b) it was written on a valuable piece of paper and mr. kapasi's signature is going to hurt the value.
c) mr. kapasi hates all paper and he hates mrs. das.

question 5 (2 points)
mrs. das wants mr. kapasi to her with the “pain” of her secret. she believes that this is something that he can do since he works as an interpreter for a doctor. mr. kapasi doesn’t understand the meaning of mrs. das’s request. he asks mrs. das this question.

a) is it pain you feel or is it guilt?
b) where is the pain the strongest?
c) how long have you felt the pain?