Mahasweta Devi: Short Stories Quizzes

Mahasweta Devi: Short Stories Quiz 1 (Breast-Giver)

1 Jashoda is a "professional ____"
housekeeper

wife

mother

cook
2 Jashoda is known for her
breasts

eyes

butt

hair
3 Jashoda is pregnant ___ times.
30

15

20

10
4 Kangali is injured by a/an
car

bicycle

gun

dog
5 The Haldar householdis said to exist in the ____ century.
17th

20th

16th

19th
6 Who is the first to die?
Haldar

Jashoda

Kangali

Mrs. Haldar
7 Nabin is a/an
pilgrim guide

religious leader

landowner

shopkeeper
8 Jashoda gets a job as a/an
nanny

cook

nurse

wet nurse
9 How is Jashoda viewed while she is a wet nurse?
With reverence

With indifference

With suspicion

With hatred
10 Kangali lives at the temple for
Vishnu

Durga

Shiva

Rama
11 Whose death highly affects Jashoda?
Haldar

The son-in-law

The daughter-in-law

Mrs. Haldar
12 The daughters-in-law can be described as
educated

traditional

pious

modern
13 Jashoda's second position in the household is that of
nurse

maid

gardener

cook
14 How does Kangali act toward Jashoda after she is no longer a wet nurse?
Playfully

Rudely

Suspiciously

Lovingly
15 Where does Jashoda develop cancer?
In the uterus

In the ovaries

In the kidney

In the breast
16 Who blames Jashoda for her cancer getting worse?
The youngest son

The doctor

The eldest daughter-in-law

The eldest son
17 Who is with Jashoda when she dies?
The eldest son

The daughter-in-law

No one

Kangali
18 Jashoda's death is "also the death of _____"
her progeny

God

women

Kangali
19 The Lionseated is
Saraswati

Parvati

Durga

Lakshmi
20 Jashoda is best described as
long-suffering

selfish

witty

charitable
21 The daughters-in-law
all move into the Haldar household

are more traditional

respect Jashoda

do not want a lot of children
22 Kangali becomes a professional
shopkeeper

singer

father

husband
23 The story was written in the
1980s

1970s

1990s

1950s
24 The story is a commentary on
gender

capitalism

religion

art
25 Jashoda is valued for
her art

her mind

her money

her body

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Stylistic analysis of breast giver by mahasweta devi

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Later he is distressed, remembering how much he loved her. Bhagirath is astonished and frightened that his father talked to a bayen, as doing so is supposed to mean sudden death. He has heard bayens are not human beings and he cannot fathom how he...

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