The Namesake

What is the setting for the story?

• Calcutta
• Seattle
• Boston
• Punjab

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Where does Ashoke attend school?

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Harvard
• Yale
• Seattle State University

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What does Ashima's father do for a living?

• Doctor
• Engineer
• Writer
• Illustrator

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What did Ashima do before she got married?

•  English tutor
• Nurse
• Reporter
• Math teacher

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What happens to all of the jewelry that Ashima wore at her wedding?

• She sells it.
• It is stolen.
• She puts it in storage.
• She leaves it with her mother in India.

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How does Ashoke earn money?

• He is an engineer.
• He works as a waiter.
• He is a graduate teaching assistant.
• He doesn't. His parents send him money.

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Why does Ashoke have a limp?

• Birth defect
• Car accident
• Childhood illness
• Train accident

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What possessions does Ashoke value most?

• books
• his wife's jewelry
• his shoes
• his rare coins

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Why does Ashoke travel to see his grandfather?

• his grandfather is bed-ridden
• his grandmother has died
• his grandfather is blind
• he must help out on the farm

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Ashoke meets a man named Ghosh. What does Ghosh say that Ashoke should do?

• Go to America
• Travel to other parts of India
• Become an engineer
• Get married

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