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The Namesake Quiz

Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Namesake Quiz

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1)

What does Gogol hate about explaining his name to people? (from Chapter 4)

That his parents didn't have a name ready when he was born.
How to pronounce it correctly.
That many people in India have pet names when children.
That it's not Indian and is absurd and obscure.
2)

Where will Ashima live after selling her house? (from Chapter 12)

America, where her children live and her grandchildren will be born.
Half the year in India, the other half in America.
She will return to the home of her birth.
In an apartment in the city near her daughter Sonia.
3)

What does Gogol decide to do a few weeks after moving away from his family and starting college? (from Chapter 5)

He decides to change his name legally.
Nothing, he finally accepts his name as a part of him.
He moves back home because he's homesick and he commutes.
He goes a little wild and ends up drunk.
4)

What do the Gangulis do with their home while they are in India? (from Chapter 4)

Turn off the utilities and lock the doors.
Pay a company to check on it every so often.
The sell it, figuring to buy another, nicer home when they return.
Rent it to an unmarried couple, students at the university.
5)

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

He only wishes he'd done it years earlier.
He forgets and signs his old name every so often.
He doesn't feel like a Nikhil.
He can't remember to respond to his new name.
6)

What does the Ratliff's move to New Hampshire every year remind Gogol of? (from Chapter 6)

A three-ring circus.
His family's preparations for a trip to Calcutta.
A well-organized military campaign.
A couple of kids sneaking away for a picnic.
7)

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 first party she's thrown for mostly American guests.
Her children will take her husband's place at the table.
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.
8)

What does Gogol expect to do when he arrives home for his mother's going-away party? (from Chapter 12)

Clean and paint the house inside and out.
Get the yard in shape, she's let it go.
Help his mother pack her things and settle her accounts.
Be there for her because she's going through a difficult time.
9)

How does Gogol feel about his frequent visits to Maxine's home? (from Chapter 6)

He feels like they are only pretending to like him.
He feels like he doesn't belong and never will.
He is uncomfortable with their overly friendly attitude towards him.
He feels like he's effortlessly incorporated into their lives.
10)

When does the idea to change his name first occur to Gogol? (from Chapter 5)

When Sonia tells him people laugh behind his back.
When relatives in India tell him it's not an Indian name.
When reading an issue of Readers Digest.
When school officials can't pronounce his given name.
11)

What does Gogol do after window shopping with Moushumi? (from Chapter 8)

He drops her off at her apartment then goes home.
He rushes home because he has work that's waiting.
He goes to a bar and has a quick drink.
He buys a hat for her that she'd admired.
12)

How does Maxine treat Gogol's parents when they visit on their way to New Hampshire? (from Chapter 6)

She is polite and draws them out in conversation.
She insults them by refusing to eat their Indian food.
She ignores them, talking only to Gogol.
She asks questions that are much too personal.
13)

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

Methodically, one paper at a time but in no hurry.
In stealth, not letting his classmates know about it.
He almost boasts to everyone about his name change.
Only when necessary because paperwork doesn't match.
14)

What do Moushumi's friends decide about names? (from Chapter 9)

There is no perfect name.
They wish their culture had as beautiful names as Indian ones.
No matter what the name, it eventually seems to suit.
They will wait until the child is born and then decide.
15)

On the plane, why is Gogol happy to sit apart from his parents? (from Chapter 4)

He isn't happy, he's secretly afraid.
Because he thinks no one will know they are related to him.
He's glad because Sonia irritates him with her questions.
Because he enjoys being on his own.
16)

Where do Moushumi and Gogol meet for their first date? (from Chapter 8)

At a bar that's small, dark, and silent.
They meet in Central Park.
At Gogol's apartment in New York City.
At Ashima's house.
17)

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.
18)

How does Gogol receive news of his father's death? (from Chapter 7)

He calls his mother to chat minutes after she received the news.
The police are dispatched because he can't be found.
His sister Sonia calls him at Maxine's home.
Maxine's parents speak with Ashima then tell him.
19)

Where do Moushumi and Dimitri first meet for lunch? (from Chapters 10-11)

A park where they share bag lunches.
His apartment.
A cafe they both remember fondly.
A cafe near the train station because they are both in a hurry.
20)

Why does Ashima give away the robe that her husband gave her? (from Chapter 12)

It is finally past repairing.
She will have no use for it in a warm, humid climate.
She can't bear to be reminded of Ashoke.
It's too bulky to pack well.
21)

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

That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.
That he's intrigued by Silas.
That he's afraid of dogs.
That he's never had a dog.
22)

What does Gogol remember while returning to New York City after his father's death? (from Chapter 7)

The day he spent with his father at the beach.
How his father used to take him for ice cream.
How much in love his parents were.
How much he hates train rides.
23)

How does Gogol know that his mother is nervous about meeting Maxine? (from Chapter 6)

She mumbles, something she only does when she's nervous.
She burns lunch.
She's wearing makeup and a good sari.
She can't remember Maxine's name.
24)

Where had Moushumi been at the time of Ashoke's funeral? (from Chapter 8)

She was on an extended visit to India.
At Brown University studying for her Ph.D.
In Paris.
Traveling extensively, something she'd always wanted to do.
25)

What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months? (from Chapter 4)

That they are joking.
That they are doing it only to acquaint him and Sonia with India.
That they think he's become too American.
That they are homesick.
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