This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Namesake – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Namesake Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was Ashima's first job when she came to America A) Public Library Worker. B) Servant. C) Gas Station Worker. D) Janitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Library Worker. 2. Ashima met Ashoke at a friend's house, breaking the arranged marriage rule in India. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What does Ashoke do for work? A) He is a doctor. B) He is a professor at a university. C) He is a postman. D) He is an author of novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is a professor at a university. 4. What does the passage primarily focus on? A) Character development. B) Plot twists. C) Historical context. D) Dialogue analysis tagsUnderstanding text structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character development. 5. 46-In paragraph 26, Ashoke can best be described as A) Optimistic and irritable. B) Caring and critical. C) Compassionate and stern. D) Insightful and authoritarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compassionate and stern. 6. What inspires Gogol to become an architect when he is older? A) Redesigning the house on Pemberton Rd. B) Walking through the campus his father teaches at. C) A trip to the Taj Mahal. D) The field trip to the cemetery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A trip to the Taj Mahal. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Which of the following is the major theme of this story? A) Friendship. B) Identity. C) Loneliness. D) Romantic Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identity. 11. Write the evidence from the passage that best supports your answer and explain why you chose it. A) *. B) *. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *. 12. 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. 13. What is Gogol's "pet name" ? A) Nick. B) Nikhil. C) Nikolai. D) Nicholas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nikhil. 14. Very attentive to detail A) Ingenious. B) Notorious. C) Fastidious. D) Extravagant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fastidious. 15. In a humble manner A) Frolic. B) Meekly. C) Feeble. D) Solemn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meekly. 16. 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. 17. Why does Ashima feel alienated in the hospital before giving birth to Gogol? A) Because the nurse isolates her from the other patients. B) Because Ashoke refuses to come. C) Because she thinks she is the only Bengali there. D) Because there are no other patients on her floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because she thinks she is the only Bengali there. 18. Sending out or giving off A) Menacing. B) Embedded. C) Emulating. D) Emitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emitting. 19. Why did Gogol enjoy the city of New York? A) He liked the architecture of the city. B) His parents were scared of the city. C) He met many lovers in that city. D) His school life was enjoyable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His parents were scared of the city. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Namesake Quiz 1The Namesake Quiz 2The Namesake Quiz 3The 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