Question
In a story from this collection, Shukamar and Shoba reconnect by talking to each other in the dark during a long power outage following the loss of their stillborn child. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this collection, which includes “A Temporary Matter.” Its title story includes the character Mr. Kapasi.
ANSWER: Interpreter of Maladies
[10m] In the title story from Interpreter of Maladies, Mr. Kapasi saves Bobby Das from an aggressive pack of these animals. In another story, a body part of one of these animals is able to grant three wishes.
ANSWER: monkey
[10e] The stories in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies are about the lives of immigrants from this country to the “New World,” or United States. Lahiri’s parents were immigrants in London who came from this country’s city of Kolkata.
ANSWER: India [or Republic of India or Bharatiya Ganarajya]
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 22% | 100% | 67% |