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Which statement best explains how Lahiri explores conflict brought on by globalization?
- Lahiri uses dialogue to show how people from different cultures can have difficulty relating to each other’s experiences.
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Which best describes the conflict revealed by the conversation in this excerpt?
- an internal conflict between Gogol’s desire to keep his old name and his desire to respect his father’s wishes.
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Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
- The first shows an internal conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an external conflict related to cultural differences in schooling.
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What central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
- Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.
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Which statement best says how Lahiri explores the cultural conflicts experienced by immigrant children?
- Lahiri uses dialogue to illustrate how immigrant children often must juggle conflicting cultural values.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
“That you want us to call him Nikhil.”
“That is correct.”
Mrs. Lapidus nods. “The reason being?”
“That is our wish.”
“I’m not sure I follow you, Mr. Ganguli. Do you mean that Nikhil is a middle name? Or a nickname? Many of the children go by nicknames here. On this form there is a space—”
“No, no, it’s not a middle name,” Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. “He has no middle name. No nickname. The boy’s good name, his school name, is Nikhil.”
Mrs. Lapidus presses her lips together and smiles. “But clearly he doesn’t respond.”
“Please, Mrs. Lapidus,” Ashoke says. “It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed.”
Which statement best explains how Lahiri explores conflict brought on by globalization?
Lahiri uses descriptions to compare elements of schooling in different cultures.
Lahiri uses the characters’ actions to show how people from different cultures can work together to resolve conflicting values.
Lahiri uses the setting to highlight her opinions on the educational systems in both the United States and India.
Lahiri uses dialogue to show how people from different cultures can have difficulty relating to each other’s experiences.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. He thanks Mrs. Lapidus. “Be good, Nikhil,” he says in English. And then after a moment’s hesitation, he is gone.
When they are alone, Mrs. Lapidus asks, “Are you happy to be entering elementary school, Gogol?”
“My parents want me to have another name in school.”
“And what about you, Gogol? Do you want to be called by another name?”
After a pause, he shakes his head.
“Is that a no?”
He nods. “Yes.”
“Then it’s settled. Can you write your name on this piece of paper?”
Which best describes the conflict revealed by the conversation in this excerpt?
an external conflict between the cultural expectations of Gogol’s father and the cultural expectations of Gogol’s new country
an internal conflict between Gogol’s desire to keep his old name and his desire to respect his father’s wishes
an external conflict between Mrs. Lapidus’s educational expectations and the educational experiences Gogol had in India
an internal conflict between Mrs. Lapidus’s desire to respect Gogol’s wishes and her desire to respect Ashoke’s wishes
Read the excerpts from The Namesake.
Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn’t want a new name. He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else. “Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school.
Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. “There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli,” she says. “According to these documents, your son’s legal name is Gogol.”
Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
The first shows an internal conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an external conflict related to cultural differences in schooling.
The first shows an external conflict related to Gogol’s feelings, while the second shows an internal conflict related to cultural differences in schooling.
The first shows a global conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a personal conflict related to schooling in India.
The first shows a personal conflict related to schooling in America, while the second shows a global conflict related to schooling in India.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
“That you want us to call him Nikhil.”
“That is correct.”
Mrs. Lapidus nods. “The reason being?”
“That is our wish.”
“I’m not sure I follow you, Mr. Ganguli. Do you mean that Nikhil is a middle name? Or a nickname? Many of the children go by nicknames here. On this form there is a space—”
“No, no, it’s not a middle name,” Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. “He has no middle name. No nickname. The boy’s good name, his school name, is Nikhil.”
Mrs. Lapidus presses her lips together and smiles. “But clearly he doesn’t respond.”
“Please, Mrs. Lapidus,” Ashoke says. “It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed.”
What central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
Globalization allows immigrant families to easily adjust to the values and institutions of their new cultures and countries.
Globalization is a current trend that will not succeed because immigrant families will be unable to adjust to unfamiliar customs.
Globalization does not affect the way that immigrant families choose to practice their beliefs and traditions.
Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. He thanks Mrs. Lapidus. “Be good, Nikhil,” he says in English. And then after a moment’s hesitation, he is gone.
When they are alone, Mrs. Lapidus asks, “Are you happy to be entering elementary school, Gogol?”
“My parents want me to have another name in school.”
“And what about you, Gogol? Do you want to be called by another name?”
After a pause, he shakes his head.
“Is that a no?”
He nods. “Yes.”
“Then it’s settled. Can you write your name on this piece of paper?”
Which statement best says how Lahiri explores the cultural conflicts experienced by immigrant children?
Lahiri uses characters’ actions to show how immigrant children have difficulty adjusting to the values of their new cultures.
Lahiri uses straightforward description to compare and contrast immigrant families’ customs for naming children.
Lahiri uses dialogue to illustrate how immigrant children often must juggle conflicting cultural values.
Lahiri uses a conversational tone to convey her opinions on the educational experiences of immigrant children.
3 answers
Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake?
Globalization allows immigrant families to easily adjust to the values and institutions of their new cultures and countries.
Globalization is a current trend that will not succeed because immigrant families will be unable to adjust to unfamiliar customs.
Globalization does not affect the way that immigrant families choose to practice their beliefs and traditions.
Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.
Read the excerpts from The Namesake.
Excerpt 1: He is afraid to be Nikhil, someone he doesn’t know. Who doesn’t know him. His parents tell him that they each have two names, too, as do all their Bengali friends in America, and all their relatives in Calcutta. It’s a part of growing up, they tell him, part of being a Bengali.
Excerpt 2: At the end of his first day he is sent home with a letter to his parents from Mrs. Lapidus, folded and stapled to a string around his neck, explaining that due to their son’s preference he will be known as Gogol at school. What about the parents’ preference? Ashima and Ashoke wonder, shaking their heads.
Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
The first excerpt illustrates a resolved conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an ongoing conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an external conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an internal conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an ongoing conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a resolved conflict.
Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake?
Globalization allows people to maintain cultural identities from their home countries.
Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities.
Globalization has more of an impact on adults than it does on children.
Globalization is unaffected by the dominance of any one particular culture.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
And so Gogol’s formal education begins. At the top of sheets of scratchy pale yellow paper he writes out his pet name again and again, and the alphabet in capitals and lowercase. He learns to add and subtract, and to spell his first words. In the front covers of the textbooks from which he is taught to read he leaves his legacy, writing his name in number-two pencil below a series of others.
Which central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
Children are unable to adapt to cultural differences.
Adults adapt more easily to cultural differences than children do.
Adults are unable to adapt to cultural differences.
Children adapt more easily to cultural differences than adults do.
Read the excerpts from The Namesake.
Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn’t want a new name. He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else. “Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school.
Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. “There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli,” she says. “According to these documents, your son’s legal name is Gogol.”
Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt?
Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in India.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in America.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s birth certificate.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s two names.
Globalization allows immigrant families to easily adjust to the values and institutions of their new cultures and countries.
Globalization is a current trend that will not succeed because immigrant families will be unable to adjust to unfamiliar customs.
Globalization does not affect the way that immigrant families choose to practice their beliefs and traditions.
Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.
Read the excerpts from The Namesake.
Excerpt 1: He is afraid to be Nikhil, someone he doesn’t know. Who doesn’t know him. His parents tell him that they each have two names, too, as do all their Bengali friends in America, and all their relatives in Calcutta. It’s a part of growing up, they tell him, part of being a Bengali.
Excerpt 2: At the end of his first day he is sent home with a letter to his parents from Mrs. Lapidus, folded and stapled to a string around his neck, explaining that due to their son’s preference he will be known as Gogol at school. What about the parents’ preference? Ashima and Ashoke wonder, shaking their heads.
Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
The first excerpt illustrates a resolved conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an ongoing conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an external conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an internal conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.
The first excerpt illustrates an ongoing conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a resolved conflict.
Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake?
Globalization allows people to maintain cultural identities from their home countries.
Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities.
Globalization has more of an impact on adults than it does on children.
Globalization is unaffected by the dominance of any one particular culture.
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.
And so Gogol’s formal education begins. At the top of sheets of scratchy pale yellow paper he writes out his pet name again and again, and the alphabet in capitals and lowercase. He learns to add and subtract, and to spell his first words. In the front covers of the textbooks from which he is taught to read he leaves his legacy, writing his name in number-two pencil below a series of others.
Which central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
Children are unable to adapt to cultural differences.
Adults adapt more easily to cultural differences than children do.
Adults are unable to adapt to cultural differences.
Children adapt more easily to cultural differences than adults do.
Read the excerpts from The Namesake.
Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn’t want a new name. He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else. “Why do I have to have a new name?” he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school.
Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. “There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli,” she says. “According to these documents, your son’s legal name is Gogol.”
Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt?
Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in India.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in America.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s birth certificate.
Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s two names.
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Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake?
- Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.
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Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt?
- The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.
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Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake?
- Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities.
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Which central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
- Children adapt more easily to cultural differences than adults do.
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Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt?
- Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol’s two names.