Please read the namesake in the attachments only chapter 1 then answer the discussion questions in the attachments also. PLEASE PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER, MEANING A QUOTE FROM THE BOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. Be sure to answer each quesitons in separate paragraphs.
The Namesake Chapter 1 Discussion Questions
WHEN ANSWERING THE QUESITONS YOU MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER, MEANING A QUOTE FORM THE BOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.
1. How do the opening paragraphs of the excerpt develop Ashima’s character?
2. How do Ashima’s thoughts, as she awaits the birth of her baby, develop her character?
3. What does Ashima’s betrothal to Ashoke suggest about her character?
4. What passage best exemplifies the development of Ashoke’s character in this excerpt?
5. How does Ashoke’s experience in the waiting room relate to Ashima’s experience in the hospital?
6. How do the descriptions of Ashoke’s childhood and teenage years develop Ashoke’s character?
7. What do Ashoke’s feelings about “The Overcoat” suggest about Ashoke?
8. How does the train crash affect Ashoke’s life?
9. How does Lahiri use juxtaposition in chapter 1? Flashback?