The Namesake Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Namesake Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gogol remember while returning to New York City after his father's death?
(a) How much he hates train rides.
(b) How his father used to take him for ice cream.
(c) The day he spent with his father at the beach.
(d) How much in love his parents were.

2. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.
(b) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.
(c) Her grandmother has had a stroke.
(d) Her father has lost his job.

3. When does the idea to change his name first occur to Gogol?
(a) When Sonia tells him people laugh behind his back.
(b) When relatives in India tell him it's not an Indian name.
(c) When reading an issue of Readers Digest.
(d) When school officials can't pronounce his given name.

4. How does Gogol receive news of his father's death?
(a) The police are dispatched because he can't be found.
(b) Maxine's parents speak with Ashima then tell him.
(c) He calls his mother to chat minutes after she received the news.
(d) His sister Sonia calls him at Maxine's home.

5. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?
(a) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep.
(b) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes.
(c) She says she can't do this.
(d) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?

2. What makes Ashima's first outing with Gogol take longer than expected?

3. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?

4. What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months?

5. What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?

(see the answer key)

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