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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months?
(a) That they think he's become too American.
(b) That they are doing it only to acquaint him and Sonia with India.
(c) That they are homesick.
(d) That they are joking.

2. What happens when Gogol returns to school during his freshman year after meeting Ruth over the weekend?
(a) Gogol and Ruth have an argument.
(b) Gogol feels suffocated at school and asks to come home.
(c) Gogol and Ruth start seeing each other.
(d) Some of Gogol's friends set him up with a girl they know.

3. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?
(a) He feels he's somewhat of an expert on the subject.
(b) He feels it might answer questions about his heritage.
(c) One of the presenters is a cousin from India whom he has never met.
(d) It filled a void in his class schedule.

4. What does Gogol give his mother as a gift when his baby sister is born?
(a) A picture of his family that he drew.
(b) A pretty bow for her hair that his father helped him pick out at the store.
(c) A bracelet he made at school.
(d) A blanket for the baby.

5. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Her grandmother has had a stroke.
(b) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.
(c) Her father has lost his job.
(d) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ashoke and Ashima give in to American customs?

2. How do Gogol's parents explain his lack of an alternative identity to friends in India?

3. What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors in her first home in America?

4. What does Gogol decide to do a few weeks after moving away from his family and starting college?

5. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?

(see the answer key)

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