Namesake Chp 1-5
What book does Gogol's teacher assign
"Short Story Classics."
How does Ashima react to Gogol's field trip to the cemetery
Ashima does not like how the children were making art out of the dead and refuses to hang it up on her fridge
Ashima and Ashoke are from
Calcutta India
Why does Gogol hate is name
He hates his name because he hates having to constantly explain is name when he doesn't even know why he was named it in the first place and why it's so different then others
Why hasn't Ashoke told him the whole truth, especially on this very important birthday?
He thinks that Gogol won't understand why he would be reminded off a day his father almost died
What book does his father give him for his birthday?
Short stories of Nikolai
What happens at Sonia's rice ceremony?
Sonia plays with the dirt and tries to put the dollar bill in her mouth
What is there new house like
There new house is very nice it includes four bedrooms one and half bathrooms, 8 foot ceiling and a one car garage. It is filled with the necessities like a fridge and a stove.
Does Ashoke like his job as a professor
Yes, Ashoke likes his job as a professor and he especially likes how he is put under faculty in the yearbook
Bengalis actually have two names because one name is
a pet name
Where does Gogol believe his father's limp comes from?
a soccer injury in his teens
Ashima and Ashoke cannot name Baby Ganguli because they
are waiting on a letter from Ashimas grandma
How many people come to Gogol's 14th birthday party
around 40 people not including the friends he had over from school a couple days before
when does a child receive his or her name in Bengali culture
as late as 6 or 7 years old
When does a child receive his/her name in the US culture
at birth or even before birth
How does the train trip back to Calcutta remind Ashoke of his previous mishap on a train?
because a man is murdered on the train
Ashoke and Ashima agree to give their baby the name Gogol because
because of the reading ashoke had read by gogol and they needed a name quick to be released from the hospital
who chooses a child's name in Bengali culture
grandparents
why does Gogol keep the artwork from the cemetery
he keeps it because he finds it cool how other people have weird names like him
what is her name
her name is sonali
Bengali parents cannot name a child after another family member because each name
is special and important to that one person
The baby cannot leave the hospital because he
needs a name
can you be named after a family member in bengali culture
no
do sonali's parents chose to name her in the same way as Gogol
no sonali his her good name and pet name
Who usually chooses a child's name in US culture
parents
When is the new baby born
the new baby is born in May
What are their neighbors like
there neighbors are nice and help with the baby
How are Ashoke and Ashima's children becoming true "Americans"
they are becoming true Americans because they are starting to celebrate and practice American holidays such as Christmas and Easter
Why does the family go to Calcutta, India for eight months
they go to visit family
Where does the Ganguli family move to
they move to they move to 67th Pemberton Road an all American neighborhood
where do they come from
two states
can you be named after a family member in the US culture
yes
