The Namesake Quiz 11 (20 MCQs)

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1. Out of date

Correct Answer: C) Obsolete.

2. In chapter 8, what is Gogol's job?

Correct Answer: D) He works in an architecture firm.

3. Where does Ashoke attend school?

Correct Answer: A) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

4. What year is Chapter 1 based in?

Correct Answer: C) 1968.

5. Gogol's name, his "namesake, " is

Correct Answer: D) Russian.

6. Explain what really happens when Gogol and his friends go to the party.

Correct Answer: A) Nikhil allows Gogol to be free of his family constraints and expectations.

7. What grade was Gogol in when he went on his 8 month Calcutta trip?

Correct Answer: C) 10th Grade.

8. What city did Ashoke move to after accepting a job as an engineering professor?

Correct Answer: C) Cleveland.

9. Why does Ashoke have a limp?

Correct Answer: D) Train accident.

10. What was the nickname that Sonia gave to Gogol?

Correct Answer: A) Goggles.

11. What country in Europe did Gogol and Moushimi visit together?

Correct Answer: B) France.

12. Formal engagement to be married

Correct Answer: B) Betrothal.

13. Why does Gogol enjoy the trip to the cemetery?

Correct Answer: C) He sees unique names on grave stones.

14. Jhumpa Lahiri was born in .....

Correct Answer: D) England.

15. In what ways do the characters in Chapter 1 struggle with their sense of identity and belonging?

Correct Answer: D) Interactions with others, internal conflicts, societal expectations.

16. What do Gogol's American girlfriends symbolize in the novel?

Correct Answer: A) Gogol's desire to remove himself from his Indian heritage.

17. What road did Ashoke and Ashima reside in for most of the novel?

Correct Answer: A) Pemberton Road.

18. Showy

Correct Answer: C) Flamboyant.

19. Gogol is born in the year .....

Correct Answer: C) 1968.

20. How is the passage structured?

Correct Answer: B) As a narrative.