This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Namesake – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Namesake Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What inspires Gogol to become an architect when he is older? A) Walking through the campus his father teaches at. B) The field trip to the cemetery. C) A trip to the Taj Mahal. D) Redesigning the house on Pemberton Rd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A trip to the Taj Mahal. 2. Who calls to inform Ashima of her father's death? A) Her Mother. B) Rana. C) Ashoke's father. D) Her grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rana. 3. What is the role of Ashoke in Chapter 1 of The Namesake? A) Ashoke survives a train accident and names his son Gogol after being inspired by a Russian author. B) Ashoke decides to move back to India and leaves his son behind in America. C) Ashoke becomes a successful businessman and changes his son's name to reflect his wealth. D) Ashoke dies in a car accident and his son is named after a famous musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashoke survives a train accident and names his son Gogol after being inspired by a Russian author. 4. Why do Gogol and Moushumi let their parents plan their wedding? A) Because their parents are paying for the wedding. B) Because their parents insist on planning the wedding and Gogol and Moushumi do not want to disappoint them. C) Because their parents refuse to let them have an American wedding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because their parents insist on planning the wedding and Gogol and Moushumi do not want to disappoint them. 5. Which of the following is the major theme of this story? A) Romantic Love. B) Identity. C) Loneliness. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity. 6. Write the evidence from the passage that best supports your answer and explain why you chose it. A) *. B) *. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *. 7. What bad news does Ashima receive from herfamily in India soon after Gogol's birth? A) Her little brother's wedding has been called off. B) Her grandmother has had a stroke. C) Her father has lost his job. D) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her grandmother has had a stroke. 8. What is Gogol's "pet name" ? A) Nicholas. B) Nick. C) Nikhil. D) Nikolai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nikhil. 9. Very attentive to detail A) Notorious. B) Extravagant. C) Ingenious. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fastidious. 10. In a humble manner A) Meekly. B) Frolic. C) Solemn. D) Feeble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meekly. 11. What happens during Gogol's sophomore year of high school? A) He learns about his father's train accident and it causes him to hate his name even more. B) He goes to a new school where he changes his name from Gogol to Nikhil. C) His family takes an 8th month trip to Calcutta, India. D) He does a research project on Nikolai Gogol to learn more about his namesake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His family takes an 8th month trip to Calcutta, India. 12. Why does Ashima feel alienated in the hospital before giving birth to Gogol? A) Because there are no other patients on her floor. B) Because she thinks she is the only Bengali there. C) Because Ashoke refuses to come. D) Because the nurse isolates her from the other patients. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she thinks she is the only Bengali there. 13. Sending out or giving off A) Menacing. B) Emitting. C) Embedded. D) Emulating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emitting. 14. Why did Gogol enjoy the city of New York? A) His parents were scared of the city. B) He liked the architecture of the city. C) His school life was enjoyable. D) He met many lovers in that city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His parents were scared of the city. 15. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as theybring their baby home? A) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life. B) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep. C) She says she can't do this. D) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says she can't do this. 16. What changes about the planned visit to Indiawhen Gogol is about a year old? A) Ashima's father dies, necessitating her going early. B) Another family from India joins them for the trip. C) Ashoke's schedule necessitates cancelling the trip. D) Gogol gets sick and is in the hospital for most of the visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashima's father dies, necessitating her going early. 17. Which theme does the following line from the novel represent? "He hates that his name is both absurd and obscure, that it has nothing to do with who he is, that it is neither Indian nor American but of all things Russian." A) Identity. B) Home. C) Family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identity. 18. Stian appeared ..... from his stay in the dungeon but otherwise clean and well-dressed. A) Gaunt. B) Pester. C) Perpetual. D) Crave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gaunt. 19. Very sad; unable to be comforted A) Inconsolable. B) Indiscretion. C) Commemorate. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inconsolable. 20. What is the main conflict explored in the passage? A) Gogol's desire to keep his informal name vs. his parents' insistence on a formal name. B) Gogol's struggle with schoolwork. C) Gogol's love for literature. D) Gogol's relationship with his friends tagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gogol's desire to keep his informal name vs. his parents' insistence on a formal name. 21. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with herafter Gogol's birth? A) They write letters, once as many as three a week. B) They communicate sporadically. C) They exchange long letters about once a month. D) They call every evening at six, right after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They write letters, once as many as three a week. 22. How does Ashima's character contribute to the themes in Chapter 1? A) Ashima's character highlights the importance of technology in modern society. B) Ashima's character symbolizes the power struggle within the family. C) Ashima's character showcases the challenges of adapting to a new culture and the conflict between tradition and modernity. D) Ashima's character represents the theme of environmental conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashima's character showcases the challenges of adapting to a new culture and the conflict between tradition and modernity. 23. Why is the baby's name significant to Ashoke? A) It marks the first miracle of their lives. B) It marks the beginning of their American traditions. C) It marks the birth of the first great-grandchild. D) It marks the first and second miracles in Ashoke's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It marks the first and second miracles in Ashoke's life. 24. Ashima's husband is named what? A) Calcutta. B) Farooq. C) Dal. D) The name is not given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The name is not given. 25. Gogol expresses his discomfort about his name when describing it as "the sound of a sneeze" . Name the literary device. A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 26. Who is Gogol's first girlfriend in college? A) Ruth. B) Maxine. C) Rachel. D) Sarah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruth. 27. What bhalonam do the Ganguli's choose for Gogol? A) Nikhil. B) Antony. C) Nikolai. D) Anton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nikhil. 28. Shiny fabric manufactured in West Bengal, wherein everything related to sericulture to weaving and printing takes place-making it the 'Silk Mecca' of East India. A) Sari. B) Murishidabad. C) Betrothal. D) Batik. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Murishidabad. 29. Who lives above the Gangulis in their apartment in Cambridge? A) Moshumi's parents. B) Their parents. C) The Montgomerys. D) Mrs. Lahiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Montgomerys. 30. How are Gogol and Sonia's Rice Ceremonies different? A) Gogol does not have one but Sonia has one. B) Gogol does not have any guests but many families come to Sonia's. C) Gogol does not choose anything at his Rice Ceremony and Sonia chooses everything at hers. D) Gogol does not eat the rice but Sonia eats all of her rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gogol does not choose anything at his Rice Ceremony and Sonia chooses everything at hers. 31. What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors inher first home in America? A) Other immigrants from India. B) A mix of peoples from all over the world. C) Out-of-work Americans. D) Families of professors at Harvard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Families of professors at Harvard. 32. How do Ashoke and Ashima plan to name their baby? A) They will ask their American friends for names because they want an American name. B) Ashoke will name the baby, because Indian fathers always name their children. C) They have asked Ashoke's relatives in India to come up with a suitablename. D) Ashima's grandmother will send a letter with a boy name and a girl name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ashima's grandmother will send a letter with a boy name and a girl name. 33. If you feel like you need to throw up, this is an example of a time when you feel ..... A) Tepid. B) Oversight. C) Queasy. D) Listless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queasy. 34. He was quick-tempered, but of kindly disposition, intelligent and patriotic, and he left a reputation of ..... honesty and uprightness. A) Tepid. B) Unblemished. C) Gaunt. D) Creased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unblemished. 35. How does the experience challenge Ashima and Ashoke's traditional Indian values (culture)? A) Children do not make adult decisions. B) The teacher should not be intruding in family affairs. C) It makes them doubt their culture. D) It drives a wedge between Ashima and Ashoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children do not make adult decisions. 36. Where does Ashoke die? A) At his work. B) A hospital in Ohio. C) At home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hospital in Ohio. 37. How many serious relationships was Gogol in? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 38. What do the Gangulis do with their home while they are in India? A) They sell it, figuring to buy another, nicer home when they return. B) Pay a company to check on it every so often. C) Turn off the utilities and lock the doors. D) Rent it to an unmarried couple, students at the university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rent it to an unmarried couple, students at the university. 39. King Frost lives in a beautiful palace far to the North, in the land of ..... snow. A) Unblemished. B) Perpetual. C) Pester. D) Tentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perpetual. 40. The novel The Namesake consists of ..... chapters. A) 18. B) 12. C) 10. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 41. Wild or distraught with fear or anxiety A) Pallor. B) Affluence. C) Frantic. D) Flamboyant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frantic. 42. In "The Namesake, " what is the main character's odd name? A) Goliath. B) Google. C) Pickles. D) Peekaboo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Google. 43. What two kinds of names do children in Indiausually receive? A) Family names and nicknames. B) Formal names and informal names. C) Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud. D) Pet names and good names. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pet names and good names. 44. What college did Moushumi go to? A) Yale. B) Harvard. C) WITH. D) NYU. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NYU. 45. Engraved writing A) Truncate. B) Obsolete. C) Inscription. D) Miniscule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inscription. 46. How did Ashima's grandmother feel about her moving to the United States? A) She vowed never to speak to her again. B) She said be sure to visit often. C) She wasn't present when Ashima left. D) She told Ashima to enjoy it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She told Ashima to enjoy it. 47. Who is supposed to name the baby? A) Ashoke. B) He appreciates. C) Her grandmother. D) His grandmother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her grandmother. 48. What aspect of Gogol's life does the passage emphasize? A) His parents' traditional Bengali upbringing. B) His American school environment. C) The cultural differences between his parents' upbringing and the American school environment. D) His personal hobbies and interests tagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cultural differences between his parents' upbringing and the American school environment. 49. According to lines 45-48 we find out WHAT are being printed? A) Money for a wedding. B) Wedding invitations. C) Social security cards. D) Dance cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wedding invitations. 50. What happens to all of the jewelry that Ashima wore at her wedding? A) She sells it. B) It is stolen. C) She leaves it with her mother in India. D) She puts it in storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She puts it in storage. 51. What themes are brought out by the character of Ashima in Chapter 1? A) Cultural identity, loneliness, and adaptation to a new environment. B) Love, betrayal, and revenge. C) Humor, suspense, and horror. D) Adventure, mystery, and fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural identity, loneliness, and adaptation to a new environment. 52. The population was not only ..... and reduced in numbers but broken in spirit. A) Listless. B) Gaunt. C) Impoverished. D) Perpetual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impoverished. 53. Which one of these jobs did Gogol's parents NOT want him to become at the very least? A) Economist. B) Doctor. C) Engineer. D) Banker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banker. 54. Discuss the impact of cultural differences on the characters in Chapter 1. A) Cultural differences have a positive impact on all characters in Chapter 1. B) The characters in Chapter 1 are all from the same cultural background. C) The characters in Chapter 1 are not affected by cultural differences. D) The impact of cultural differences on the characters in Chapter 1 is evident through their varied responses and relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impact of cultural differences on the characters in Chapter 1 is evident through their varied responses and relationships. 55. What river were Ashoke's ashes scattered in? A) Yellow. B) Mississippi. C) Ganges. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges. 56. What is the main idea that Gogol grapples with in the passage? A) Struggle of identity and belonging. B) Pressure to conform to societal norms. C) Exploration of cultural heritage. D) Conflict with friends tagsMain ideas and supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Struggle of identity and belonging. 57. 46 In paragraph 26, Ashoke can best be described as- A) F optimistic and irritable. B) G caring and critical. C) H compassionate and stern. D) J insightful and authoritarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H compassionate and stern. 58. Gogol is named after a ..... author. A) Greek. B) Russian. C) French. D) Polish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian. 59. What gift does Ashoke give to Gogol on his fourteenth birthday? A) The Short Stories of Nikolai Gogol. B) The Short Stories of Anton Chekov. C) Revolution 1 by the Beatles. D) The White Album by the Beatles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Short Stories of Nikolai Gogol. 60. We have ..... plans for the weekend. A) Tentative. B) Creased. C) Queasy. D) Gaunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tentative. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Namesake Quiz 1The Namesake Quiz 3The Namesake Quiz 4Frankenstein Mary Shelley QuizThe Awakening QuizThe Bell Jar QuizThe Color Purple QuizThe Great Gatsby Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books