The Namesake Quiz

Jhumpa Lahiri

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name? (from Chapter 5)

He can't remember to respond to his new name.

He forgets and signs his old name every so often.

He doesn't feel like a Nikhil.

He only wishes he'd done it years earlier.

2.

What does Maxine notice about Gogol when he plays with her dog? (from Chapter 6)

That he's afraid of dogs.

That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.

That he's never had a dog.

That he's intrigued by Silas.

3.

What makes the party Ashima gives after deciding to sell her house different from all other parties she's given there? (from Chapter 12)

It's the most important party she's ever given.

It's the first since her husband's death and her last at that house.

Her children will take her husband's place at the table.

It's the first party she's thrown for mostly American guests.

4.

How does Gogol go about changing his school documents that were completed using the name Gogol? (from Chapter 5)

In stealth, not letting his classmates know about it.

Methodically, one paper at a time but in no hurry.

Only when necessary because paperwork doesn't match.

He almost boasts to everyone about his name change.

5.

What does Moushumi tell friends her name means? (from Chapter 9)

A damp, southwesterly breeze.

A jewel of great price.

A dark-haired beauty.

A woman of mystery and night.

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