A character with this occupation asks “is it really pain you feel, or is it guilt?” to a woman who just revealed to him her son was born from adultery. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this title profession of Mr. Kapasi, who acts as a tour guide for Mr. and Mrs. Das during a visit to the Sun Temple in the title story of a 1999 collection.
ANSWER: interpreter of maladies [accept translator for a doctor’s office, prompt on doctor’s assistant]
[10e] In the Interpreter of Maladies, Mr. Kapasi rescues Bobby Das from an attack by the Hanuman type of these animals. In a story by W.W. Jacobs, this animal’s “paw” grants three cursed wishes.
ANSWER: monkey [accept The Monkey’s Paw]
[10m] This Indian-American author wrote Interpreter of Maladies. She also wrote a novel about the immigrant Ganguli family and their son Gogol, The Namesake.
ANSWER: Jhumpa Lahiri
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