This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Namesake – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Namesake Quiz 12 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the author's intent for writing this novel? A) To write about family. B) To showcase the immigrant experience. C) To relate to the experience of Bengalis living in the United States. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby? A) They will ask an American because they want an American name. B) Ashoke, 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ashima's grandmother. 3. How do the characters of Ashima and Ashoke represent the clash of tradition and modernity in Chapter 1? A) Ashima embodies modernity, while Ashoke represents tradition. B) Both Ashima and Ashoke represent tradition. C) Ashima represents tradition, while Ashoke embodies modernity. D) Ashima and Ashoke both embody modernity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashima represents tradition, while Ashoke embodies modernity. 4. What is the setting for the story? A) Calcutta. B) Seattle. C) Boston. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boston. 5. Which of Jhumpa Lahiri's real-life experiences inspired the character Gogol in The Namesake? A) Having a father who was a professor. B) Having an annaprasan ceremony. C) Having a pet name and a good name. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a pet name and a good name. 6. The Namesake is Jhumpa Lahiri's ..... novel. A) First. B) Third. C) Fourth. D) Second. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First. 7. Who is the author of The Namesake? A) Jhumpa Lahiri. B) Jhumpo Lahiri. C) Jhumpa Lahiri. D) Jhumpa Lahiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jhumpa Lahiri. 8. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it wassupposed to get before leaving the hospital? A) The grandmother's letter never arrived. B) Ashoke and Ashima couldn't agree on a name. C) Indian babies are never named so early in life. D) There was a mixup on the birth certificate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The grandmother's letter never arrived. 9. What literary device is primarily used to highlight the clash between Gogol's Bengali heritage and American upbringing? A) Foreshadowing. B) Symbolism. C) Irony. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 10. In Lines 18-21, what does Ashima do? A) She tells her parents she wants to marry. B) She puts her feet into the man's shoes. C) She makes soup as delicious as his mother. D) She tells her parents she wants to continue her education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She puts her feet into the man's shoes. 11. The description of the setting in the last paragraph of the story suggests that Gogol will- A) Become comfortable with the routines of kindergarten. B) Have trouble fitting in with his new classmates. C) Continue to feel anxious when he speaks to Mrs. Lapidus. D) Change his mind about which name he prefers. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become comfortable with the routines of kindergarten. 12. In a persistent or recurring way A) Chronically. B) Vociferous. C) Affluence. D) Frantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chronically. 13. "And then he remembers that his parents can't possibly reach him:he has not given them the number, and the Ratliffs are unlisted. That here at Maxine's side, in this cloistered wilderness, he is ..... " A) Home. B) Happy. C) Alone. D) Free. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free. 14. What impacts Gogol the most on his trip to India? A) The people he meets. B) His family. C) The Taj Mahal. D) The train ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Taj Mahal. 15. When Gogol makes an etching from a gravestone, Ashima A) Happily displays the art in the kitchen. B) Screams at her son. C) Wonders why the school celebrates something so serious as death. D) Rushes to Ashoke to ask him his opinion of the art. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wonders why the school celebrates something so serious as death. 16. "We all came out of Gogol's overcoat" means what? A) The Ganguli family played together and wound up twisted in their son's jacket. B) Gogol had such a profound impact on his family that they are all changed because of him, and not for the better. C) Gogol, despite living such a short life, influenced his writing contemporaries more than anyone really realized. D) Sofia and Gogol created new identities after putting on his coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gogol, despite living such a short life, influenced his writing contemporaries more than anyone really realized. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Namesake Quiz 1The Namesake Quiz 2The Namesake Quiz 3The Namesake Quiz 4The Namesake Quiz 5The Namesake Quiz 6The Namesake Quiz 7The Namesake Quiz 8The Namesake Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books