What is ironic about Maurya’s blessing to Bartley?

What confirms Michael’s death to the sisters?

What is the symbolic role of the sea in the play?

Why does Maurya try to stop Bartley from going to sea?

What is the central theme of the play?

Who is Maurya in the play?

What is the setting of Riders to the Sea?

What is the significance of Mini’s marriage in the story?

What is Jayant’s attitude towards Indu’s struggles?

Who is Mini in the story?

What secret does Indu keep from the family?

What does Akka leave to Indu in her will?

What triggers Indu’s rebellion as a child

Why does Shashi Deshpande focus on women’s struggles?

What does Akka symbolize in the novel?

What is Indu’s ultimate goal in the novel?

What does Indu realize about Akka after her death?

Who is Old Uncle in the story?

What is the primary setting of the novel?

What confession does Indu plan to make to Jayant?

How does Indu view her relationship with Jayant?

. What does Indu decide to do with the house?

How does the family react to Akka’s will?

What role does Naren play in Indu’s life?

What does Indu learn about Akka’s life?

How does Naren die?

Who is Mini in the story?

What secret does Indu keep from the family?

Why does Indu return to her ancestral home?

Who is Jayant in the novel?

What causes a rift between Indu and Akka?

At what age did Indu leave her ancestral home?

What is Indu’s profession?

Who raised Indu after her mother’s death?

Who is the protagonist and narrator of Roots and Shadows?

What is a recurring theme in Deshpande's novels?

What is the debut novel of Shashi Deshpande?

Which of the following is NOT a work by Shashi Deshpande?

When did Shashi Deshpande receive the Padmashri Award?

What prestigious award did Shashi Deshpande receive for ‘That Long Silence’?

Where was Shashi Deshpande born?

What happens to the relationship between Rahel and Estha at the end of the novel?

What role does The Sound of Music play in the novel?

What does Rahel find when she returns to Ayemenem?

Who convinces Estha to lie about Velutha killing Sophie Mol?

What does Estha do after the traumatic event in the cinema?

What is the History House in the novel?

What happens to the twins, Rahel and Estha, after Sophie Mol's death?

Who is Comrade Pillai?

What is the significance of the Meenachil River in the novel?