Tuesday, February 7 chapter 6 The Namesake

In class: listening to chapter six of The Namesake
               please complete the content based questions. You must have textual evidence, as well as page citations to receive credit.

Beginning of disc 5

Class handout / copy below

Name____________________________Chapter 6  The Namesake content questions

Please respond to the following by weaving in textual evidence and citing the page. Begin with a MLA heading.

1.  Where does Nikhil get a graduate degree in architecture? Why does he choose to study in New York rather than in Boston?

2.  How does he meet Maxine Ratliff, and how does his relationship with her transform his life?

3.  What are Maxine's parents, Gerald and Lydia, like? How does Nikhil think they are different from his parents?

4.  Why does Nikhil believe that his immersion into Maxine's family is like a "betrayal" (141) of his own?

5.  How does the "truth" of his relationship with Maxine "seep out" (144) and why does Maxine eventually meet his parents?

6.  What warnings does Nikhil give Maxine before they go to his parents' house? How does Maxine's visit with Nikhil's parents turn out?

7.  When spending time in "paradise" (152) with Maxine and her family, why doesn't Nikhil have "nostalgia" (155) for the vacations he has been on with his family?

8.  How does Maxine hear Nikhil's pet name for the first time? How does she react when Nikhil explains the difference between his pet name and his good name?

9.  How does Nikhil celebrate his 27^th birthday?