Indian Literature: Characters and Themes
Explore key characters, themes, and contexts from significant works of Indian literature including Mulk Raj Anand, Arundhati Roy, B.R. Ambedkar, Aravind Adiga, and Salman Rushdie.
Questions
In the novel "Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand, the protagonist Bakha belongs to which caste?
- Brahmin
- Dalit
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
In the novel "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy, the central conflict revolves around the forbidden love between which two characters?
- Estha and Rahel
- Estha and Ammu
- Rahel and Velutha
- Ammu and Velutha
In the novel "Annihilation of Caste" by B.R. Ambedkar, the author argues that the caste system is:
- A social construct
- A religious necessity
- A natural order
- A divine creation
In the novel "The Caste Divide" by Isabel Wilkerson, the author explores the history of caste discrimination in which country?
- India
- United States
- South Africa
- Brazil
In the novel "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga, the protagonist Balram Halwai is a:
- Dalit
- Brahmin
- Kshatriya
- Vaishya
In the novel "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie, the protagonist Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence. What is his special ability?
- Telepathy
- Telekinesis
- Clairvoyance
- Precognition