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The Namesake Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?
(a) He is offered a post in California and accepts.
(b) He is promoted over an American teacher.
(c) He is asked to join a government research project.
(d) He is hired as assistant professor of electrical engineering.

2. What does Gogol's father give him on his fourteenth birthday?
(a) The baseball bat Gogol truly wanted.
(b) A book of short stories by Nikoli Gogol.
(c) An expensive leather jacket.
(d) A gift certificate, because he doen't know what Gogol wants.

3. What does the Ganguli family do in the beginning of their life in their new home, in the evenings?
(a) They go for drives and explore their new environs bit by bit.
(b) They work on their English language skills.
(c) They sit outside and enjoy the luxury of a real yard.
(d) They watch American programs on their television.

4. What happens when the Ganguli family enters the Dum Dum Airport?
(a) They are detained by security.
(b) They look for a taxi to carry them to their destination.
(c) They can't find their luggage.
(d) They are swallowed by hugs and kisses.

5. How does the breakup between Gogol/Nakhil and Ruth happen?
(a) They have a huge fight and Gogol walks out on her.
(b) Ruth's parents don't like her seeing an Indian so she ends it.
(c) Gogol's friends tell him Ruth isn't right for him.
(d) Ruth takes a class in England and that ends the affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?

2. Why is the principal confused about Gogol's name?

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

4. What was Ashoke doing the day he almost died?

5. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?

Short Essay Questions

1. At college after changing his name, how does Gogol react to being called by his new name?

2. What does Ashoke do for Gogol's fourteenth birthday?

3. What job is Ashoke offered after finishing his college studies?

4. Why aren't Ashoke and Ashima concerned that they don't have a name picked out before the birth of their child?

5. What happens when Gogol wants to see his girlfriend, Ruth, over the Christmas holidays?

6. How does Gogol feel about his family during visits home from college?

7. What does Ashoke think about while Ashima is in labor?

8. What does Ashima think of the name Gogol that is chosen by her husband for their baby?

9. Why does Ashoke choose the name Nikhil for Gogol when he begins school?

10. What type of home do the Gangulis settle down in to raise their family?

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