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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?
(a) Their home appears no different from their neighbors.
(b) Their home is clearly the home of immigrants.
(c) Their home is typical of people who don't know how to decorate an American house.
(d) Their home is painted an unusual color for the neighborhood.

2. What was Ashoke doing the day he almost died?
(a) He was crossing a street just like every other day.
(b) He was reading a book.
(c) He was helping his parents clean the yard.
(d) He was climbing a mountain.

3. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?
(a) No one, they don't know anyone in America yet.
(b) A couple the Gangulis met and a professor friend of Ashoke.
(c) Neighbors of the Gangulis.
(d) Ashoke's fellow students from college.

4. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?
(a) She has no problems such as when she had Gogol.
(b) She is in serious danger of having a miscarriage.
(c) She is constantly sick and smells bother her a lot.
(d) She is sick but doesn't let that slow her down.

5. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?
(a) She asked him about his travels, especially about America.
(b) She said she didn't want to meet anyone from America.
(c) She changed into her most beautiful sari before meeting him.
(d) She impulsively stepped into the strange American shoes at the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Ashoke waits while Ashima gives birth, who does he thank for his survival and this miracle of new life about to begin?

2. What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months?

3. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?

4. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?

5. How does Ashima react to Gogol's time in pre-school?

(see the answer key)

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