Question 1

Who among these characters was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka?
A)Tridib
B)Jethamoshai
C)Khalil
D)Tha'mma

Accepted Answer

Tha'mma was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka; she is a character who survives the events.

Question 2

Who is Nick?
A)May Price's brother
B)May Price's father
C)Ila's brother
D)Tridib's friend

Accepted Answer

Nick is May Price's brother.

Question 3

The narrator's grandmother Thamma was the headmistress of all-girl school in
A)London
B)Chennai
C)Paris
D)Calcutta

Accepted Answer

The narrator's grandmother, Thamma, was the headmistress of an all-girls school in Calcutta, reflecting her role in education and the geographical setting of the story.

Question 4

The Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh explores the political and economic growth of India through the lives of two families
A)the Datta-Chaudhuris and the Price family
B)the Singh family and the Peterson family
C)the Sharma family and the Price family
D)the Patels and the Dawson family

Accepted Answer

The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh explores the intertwined lives and experiences of two families, the Datta-Chaudhuris from Calcutta and the Price family from London, against the backdrop of significant historical events.

Question 5

A recurring nightmare haunts Robi for decades because he witnessed the riot that killed
A)May
B)Tridib
C)Thamma
D)The narrator

Accepted Answer

Tridib is the character whose death in a riot haunts Robi for decades in the novel "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh.

Quiz 2: Characters and Themes in Untouchable and the Shadow Lines

Who among these characters was not killed in the communal riot in Dhaka?

Who is Nick?

The narrator's grandmother Thamma was the headmistress of all-girl school in

The Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh explores the political and economic growth of India through the lives of two families

A recurring nightmare haunts Robi for decades because he witnessed the riot that killed