The Namesake

Which of the following inspire Ashoke to move to America? Choose 2!!

• the conversation with Ghosh

• His parents urging him to go

• his time healing in bed after the accident

• Ashima's desire to see the world

Which of the following details show that Ashima has assimilated to American culture? Choose 3!

• She decides to spend half the year in America at the end of the novel

• She regularly eats fast food from Wendy's

• She is relieved that Moushumi and Gogol decided to divorce

• She gets a job at the library while Ashoke is in Cleveland

refuses all food at her rice ceremony

• Sonia

• Moushumi

• Ashima

• Ruth

Has an affair with a married woman

• Ashoke

• Gogol

• Ben

• Mr. Lawson

Reveals that Gogol changed his name while at a dinner party

• Astrid

• Maxine

• Ruth

• Moushumi

Met Gogol on the train

• Ruth

• Maxine

• Moushumi

• Bridget

What saves Ashoke from the train accident?

• a book

• a hat

• a first-aid kit

• a bird

Why does Gogol feel connected to the names in the cemetery?

• They are old like he is

• They are odd like his name is

• They are the names of his ancestors

• The are common names

Who is the first girl Gogol has a relationship with?

• Maxine

• Ruth

• Bridget

• Moushumi

Gogol's namesake is

• a character in a book

• the title of a poem

• his grandfather

• a Russian author