The Namesake Ch. 3 and 4

What gift does Ashoke give to Gogol on his fourteenth birthday?

• The Short Stories of Anton Chekov

• The Short Stories of Nikolai Gogol

• The White Album by the Beatles

• Revolution 1 by the Beatles

What bhalonam and daknam do the Ganguli's choose for their daughter?

• Moushumi, Mishu

• Nikhil, Nicki

• Sonali, Sonia

• Ashima, Mithu

How does Ashoke feel about his job as a professor?

• He always wanted to be an engineer, but he could not get hired because of his citizenship so he became a professor

• He always preferred to be a professor over working for a corporation

• He feels like he is underprepared and is nervous teaching American students

• He only plans on teaching for a few years and then will return to Calcutta and become an engineer there

How are Gogol and Sonia's Rice Ceremonies different?

• Gogol does not have one but Sonia has one

• Gogol does not have any guests but many families come to Sonia's

• Gogol does not choose anything at his Rice Ceremony and Sonia chooses everything at hers

• Gogol does not eat the rice but Sonia eats all of her rice

How does Ashima like life in the suburbs?

• She wishes they could have stayed in the city

• She enjoys it so far, but is worried about the friends her children will make

• She loves having a big house to herself

• She thinks the house is too small and wishes they would have moved to the historic district

What bhalonam do the Ganguli's choose for Gogol?

• Nikolai

• Nikhil

• Anton

• Antony

Check all the ways the Ganguli's become more Americanized.

• They start celebrating American holidays

• They start to eat American food

• They buy a car

• They change their last name

What does Gogol's principal do with the paperwork the Ganguli's filled out with Gogol's new name?

• Return it home with Gogol

• Refer it to a higher authority

• Tear it up

• Document it for the future

What happens during Gogol's sophomore year of high school?

• He learns about his father's train accident and it causes him to hate his name even more

• He goes to a new school where he changes his name from Gogol to Nikhil

• His family takes an 8th month trip to Calcutta, India

• He does a research project on Nikolai Gogol to learn more about his namesake

What inspires Gogol to become an architect when he is older?

• Redesigning the house on Pemberton Rd.

• Walking through the campus his father teaches at

• A trip to the Taj Mahal

• The field trip to the cemetery