Quote & Character Matching – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Noah Thomson
“To take vengeance on a farmer is easier than slicing a banana”
The Road to Salvation by Premchand
“when a fellow’s in the grip of anger all his sense gets jumbled up”
The Road to Salvation by Premchand
“Scholars, holy men, and poets sizzle with jealousy when the see other scholars, holy men, and poets”
The Road to Salvation by Premchand
Jhingur
A Road to Salvation – Sugar Cane Farmer
Buddhu
A Road to Salvation – The Shepherd
Lakshmi
A Road to Salvation – The goddess of wealth
Harihar
A Road to Salvation – The leader of the tanners
“A daughter born, to her husband or death has already gone.”
Giribala by Mahasweta Devi
“Having a daughter only means having to raise a slave for others”
Giribala by Mahasweta Devi
Aulchand
Giribala – Giribala’s husband
Bangshi
Giribala – The doctor’s assistant who calls Giri’s father “uncle”
Belarini
Giribala – Giri’s firstborn daughter
Poribala, Rajib, and Maruni
Giribala – The rest of Giri’s children
Chuyia
Water – The 7 year old widow
Auntie
Water – An elderly widow that is nice to Chuyia
Bad Didi
Water – The HBOC widow
Shakuntala
Water – Like a mother to Chuyia, helps her escape
Kalyani
Water – the beautiful young widow with the puppy
Narayan
Water – the handsome scholar and Buddha enthusiast
Rabindra
Water – Narayan’s friend
Gulabi
Water – the pimp
Sandanada
Water – The Priest
“In this vast landscape he had loved so much, he was alone”
Daru
The Guest – The schoolmaster
Balducci
The Guest – The old gendarme
The Arab
The Guest – prisoner
“The settler lucky enough to be allotted the lush warm valley… wonder what unsuspected vein of richness he had struck”
The Old Chief Mshlanga By Doris Lessing
“All this land, this land you call yours, is his land, and belongs to our people”
The Old Chief Mshlanga By Doris Lessing
Mercy
Two Sisters – The promiscuous sister
Connie
Two Sisters – The older sister of Mercy
James
Two Sisters – Husband of Connie
Joe
Two Sisters – taxi driver who likes Mercy
Akosua
Two Sisters – Connie & James’s baby
Mensar-Arthur
Two Sisters – Member of Parliament; dating Mercy
“No, its just that women allow them to behave the way they do instead of seizing some freedom themselves”
Two Sisters by Ama Ata Aidoo
“He hates tears, for like so many men, he knows it is one of the most potent weapons in women’s bitchy and inexhaustible arsenal”
Two Sisters by Ama Ata Aidoo
“Count, Mercy, count your blessings”
Two Sisters by Ama Ata Aidoo
“Even an Osu was full of pride nowadays, thanks to the white man”
Chike’s School Days by Chinua Achebe
“It was like a window through which he saw in the distance a strange, magical new world. And he was happy.”
Chike’s School Days by Chinua Achebe
Sarah
Chike’s School Days – Chike’s mother, and Osu
Amos
Chike’s School Days – Chike’s father, married an Osu girl
Mr. Brown
Chike’s School Days – White missionary; supported Amos in marrying an Osu
The diviner
Chike’s School Days – A man of great power and wisdom
“Then he drifted into the hands of the colonial regime and cooperated.”
Wedding at the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
“She felt so powerful and strong and raised her head even more proudly”
Wedding at the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Wariuki
Wedding at the Cross – Love of Mirariamu
Mirariamu
Wedding at the Cross – Obedient wife who did her duty to God
Douglas Jones
Wedding at the Cross – Mirariamu’s father
Dodge W. Livingstone
Wedding at the Cross – New name for Wariuki when he because successful and religious
“Human beings can hate each other more than death”
Punishment by Tagore
Chidam Rui
Punishment – Married to Chandara
Dukhiram Rui
Punishment – Married to Rudha, killed her
Radha
Punishment – The older Wife of Dukhiram; Killed
Chandara
Punishment – Wife of Chidam
Ramlochan Chakravarti
Punishment – Pillar of the village; Chief source of legal matters
“If I lose my wife, I can get another, but if my brother is hanged, how can I replace him?”
Punishment by Tagore
“To hell with him”
Punishment by Tagore
