This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Namesake – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Namesake Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A period of paid leave for study or travel A) Elusive. B) Obsolete. C) Sabbatical. D) Miniscule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sabbatical. 2. How does Gogol feel after learning more about Nikolai Gogol? A) He is mad his parents never told him anything about Nikolai Gogol. B) He is uncomfortable finding out this information. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 3. What is the baby's name? A) Ghosh. B) Gogol. C) Ashoke, Jr. D) Nikolai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gogol. 4. In which point of view is The Namesake narrated? Use the lines below for support. "Ashima never thinks of her husband's name when she thinks of her husband, even though she knows perfectly well what it is." A) First-person limited. B) Second person. C) Third-person omniscient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-person omniscient. 5. How old is Gogol when Ashima becomes pregnant with Sonia? A) Eleven. B) He is an infant. C) Five. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eleven. 6. How is Ashoke saved from the wreckage of the train? A) Ghosh finds him holding a page of "The Overcoat" by Gogol. B) The rescuers spot him because he is clutching a torn page from "The Overcoat" by Gogol. C) Ghosh finds him holding a page of "The Overcoat" by Dostoyevsky. D) The Russians find him clutching a page from Tolstoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rescuers spot him because he is clutching a torn page from "The Overcoat" by Gogol. 7. What role does the setting of the story play in highlighting the themes in Chapter 1? A) The setting of the story in Chapter 1 is too detailed and distracts from the themes. B) The setting of the story in Chapter 1 plays a crucial role in highlighting the themes by providing context, mood, and atmosphere. C) The setting of the story in Chapter 1 has no impact on the themes. D) The setting of the story in Chapter 1 is irrelevant to the themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The setting of the story in Chapter 1 plays a crucial role in highlighting the themes by providing context, mood, and atmosphere. 8. What train does Gogol ride numerous times throughout the novel? A) Flying Scotsman. B) That. C) Goal. D) Amtrak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amtrak. 9. When Ashoke gives Gogol a copy of Nikolai Gogol's stories in high school, Gogol is A) Eager to read them. B) Angered by the gift. C) Largely uninterested. D) Made to laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Largely uninterested. 10. Why does Gogol present himself as Nikhil to Kim? A) His friends call him that. B) He feels it is his proper name. C) His parents changed it again. D) It is his new nick name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He feels it is his proper name. 11. Boston is a city located in the state of ..... A) Massachusetts. B) Mississippi. C) Road cancer. D) Ohio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Massachusetts. 12. What difference does Ashima notice in her daysbefore and after Gogol's birth? A) Now she can't seem to organize her days. B) Now friends stop by at all hours to see Gogol. C) Now she isn't the center of attention when Ashoke is home. D) Now she has something to occupy her time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Now she has something to occupy her time. 13. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth? A) Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long. B) Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name. C) No, because Indians believe names can wait. D) Yes, because a name is extremely important in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, because Indians believe names can wait. 14. The action is very rapid, and the product, which rises to the top of the acids, is separated and washed successively with cold and then ..... water, A) Pester. B) Tepid. C) Impoverished. D) Prominent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tepid. 15. Sadness A) Obsolete. B) Melancholy. C) Truncate. D) Inscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melancholy. 16. Ashoke tells Gogol he feels a kinship with Nikolai Gogol the author. What reason does he give for this kinship? A) He met him once on a train. B) Ashokes middle name is Nikolai so they share the same namesake. C) He feels indebted to him becuase he helped Ashokes family when he was a boy. D) He feels a kinship with him because they both spent most of their adult life in a foreign country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He feels a kinship with him because they both spent most of their adult life in a foreign country. 17. What is posted on Gogol's bulletin board in his room? A) John Lennon's Obituary. B) A picture of the Taj Mahal. C) The Short Stories of Nikolai Gogol. D) An art project from the cemetery field trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Lennon's Obituary. 18. Who decides that Gogol will not be called Nikhil in kindergarten? A) Ashoke. B) Mrs. Lapidus, the Principal. C) He appreciates. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Lapidus, the Principal. 19. A minor misdeed or lapse in judgement A) Pleasantry. B) Infallible. C) Indiscretion. D) Circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indiscretion. 20. Difficult to catch, find, or achieve A) Elusive. B) Discreet. C) Truncate. D) Melancholy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elusive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Namesake Quiz 1The Namesake Quiz 3The Namesake Quiz 4The Namesake Quiz 5The Namesake Quiz 6The Namesake Quiz 7The Namesake Quiz 8The Namesake Quiz 9The Namesake Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books