The Namesake Chapter 2

What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?

• She cries from the pain.

• She begins to shiver profoundly.

• She gives thanks for a healthy child.

• She asks the nurse to give her child to her immediately.

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What does the nurse do when Ashoke and Ashima are first together with their child?

• She tells them that a child is a fragile thing.

• She leaves them alone for a while.

• She shows them how to change his diapers.

• She makes sure their wrist bands match.

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Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?

• A couple the Gangulis met and a professor friend of Ashoke.

• Neighbors of the Gangulis.

• No one, they don't know anyone in America yet.

• Ashoke's fellow students from college.

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Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?

• They will ask an American because they want an American name.

• Ashoke, because Indian fathers always name their children.

• They have asked Ashoke's relatives in India to come up with a suitable name.

• Ashima's grandmother.

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In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?

• No, because Indians believe names can wait.

• Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long.

• Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.

• Yes, because a name is extremely important in India.

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What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?

• Family names and nicknames.

• Formal names and informal names.

• Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud.

• Pet names and good names.

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Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?

• The grandmother's letter never arrived.

• Ashoke and Ashima couldn't agree on a name.

• Indian babies are never named so early in life.

• There was a mixup on the birth certificate.

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What kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?

• A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.

• An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.

• A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.

• A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.

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What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?

• She didn't like the neighbors.

• It was smaller than Ashoke had described.

• It was not at all what she had expected.

• She was delighted with the sunny, spacious rooms.

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What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors in her first home in America?

• Other immigrants from India.

• A mix of peoples from all over the world.

• Out-of-work Americans.

• Families of professors at Harvard.

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