Mahasweta Devi: Short Stories Quizzes

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

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed January 31, 2022

1 Jashoda is a "professional ____"

cook

mother

housekeeper

wife
2 Jashoda is known for her

breasts

eyes

hair

butt
3 Jashoda is pregnant ___ times.

30

15

20

10
4 Kangali is injured by a/an

dog

bicycle

car

gun
5 The Haldar householdis said to exist in the ____ century.

20th

16th

19th

17th
6 Who is the first to die?

Haldar

Jashoda

Mrs. Haldar

Kangali
7 Nabin is a/an

shopkeeper

pilgrim guide

religious leader

landowner
8 Jashoda gets a job as a/an

wet nurse

nanny

nurse

cook
9 How is Jashoda viewed while she is a wet nurse?

With suspicion

With indifference

With reverence

With hatred
10 Kangali lives at the temple for

Rama

Shiva

Durga

Vishnu
11 Whose death highly affects Jashoda?

Mrs. Haldar

The son-in-law

The daughter-in-law

Haldar
12 The daughters-in-law can be described as

educated

modern

pious

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

nurse

gardener

maid

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 breast

In the kidney

In the ovaries
16 Who blames Jashoda for her cancer getting worse?

The youngest son

The eldest daughter-in-law

The doctor

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

No one

The daughter-in-law

The eldest son

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

Kangali

women

God

her progeny
19 The Lionseated is

Durga

Saraswati

Lakshmi

Parvati
20 Jashoda is best described as

selfish

long-suffering

charitable

witty
21 The daughters-in-law

respect Jashoda

all move into the Haldar household

are more traditional

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

husband

singer

father

shopkeeper
23 The story was written in the

1990s

1970s

1950s

1980s
24 The story is a commentary on

capitalism

art

religion

gender
25 Jashoda is valued for

her body

her money

her mind

her art

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