Contemporary Short Story Bildungsroman

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What is the name of the protagonist in Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies"?

  1. Mr. Kapasi

  2. Mrs. Das

  3. Mr. Gupta

  4. Mrs. Sen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mr. Kapasi is the protagonist of Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies".

What is the name of the short story collection by Junot Díaz that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008?

  1. Drown

  2. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

  3. This Is How You Lose Her

  4. The Emperor of All Maladies


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Junot Díaz's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008.

What is the name of the protagonist in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of a Yellow Sun"?

  1. Ugwu

  2. Olanna

  3. Adewale

  4. Richard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ugwu is the protagonist of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of a Yellow Sun".

What is the name of the short story collection by Alice Munro that won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013?

  1. Runaway

  2. The View from Castle Rock

  3. Dear Life

  4. Too Much Happiness


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alice Munro's "Dear Life" won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

What is the name of the protagonist in Hanya Yanagihara's "A Little Life"?

  1. Willem

  2. Jude

  3. Malcolm

  4. JB


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jude is the protagonist of Hanya Yanagihara's "A Little Life".

What is the name of the short story collection by George Saunders that won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2013?

  1. Tenth of December

  2. Pastoralia

  3. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

  4. In Persuasion Nation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Saunders' "Tenth of December" won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2013.

What is the name of the protagonist in Jesmyn Ward's "Sing, Unburied, Sing"?

  1. Jojo

  2. Leonie

  3. Michael

  4. Richie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jojo is the protagonist of Jesmyn Ward's "Sing, Unburied, Sing".

What is the name of the short story collection by Lorrie Moore that won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2014?

  1. Bark

  2. Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

  3. Birds of America

  4. A Gate at the Stairs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lorrie Moore's "Bark" won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2014.

What is the name of the protagonist in Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad"?

  1. Cora

  2. Caesar

  3. Royal

  4. Mabel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cora is the protagonist of Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad".

What is the name of the short story collection by Yiyun Li that won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2010?

  1. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

  2. The Vagrants

  3. Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

  4. Kinder Than Solitude


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yiyun Li's "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2010.

What is the name of the protagonist in Jennifer Egan's "A Visit from the Goon Squad"?

  1. Sasha

  2. Bennie

  3. Lulu

  4. Scotty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sasha is the protagonist of Jennifer Egan's "A Visit from the Goon Squad".

What is the name of the short story collection by Karen Russell that won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2012?

  1. Swamplandia!

  2. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

  3. Vampires in the Lemon Grove

  4. The Tide Is High and Other Stories


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Karen Russell's "Swamplandia!" won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2012.

What is the name of the protagonist in Hanya Yanagihara's "The People in the Trees"?

  1. Norton Perina

  2. Aiko Takeshi

  3. Olivia Keating

  4. Graham Hawes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Norton Perina is the protagonist of Hanya Yanagihara's "The People in the Trees".

What is the name of the short story collection by George Saunders that won the Story Prize in 2010?

  1. Tenth of December

  2. Pastoralia

  3. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

  4. In Persuasion Nation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Saunders' "Tenth of December" won the Story Prize in 2010.

What is the name of the protagonist in Jesmyn Ward's "Salvage the Bones"?

  1. Esch

  2. Skeetah

  3. Manny

  4. Junior


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Esch is the protagonist of Jesmyn Ward's "Salvage the Bones".

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