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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ashima react to Gogol's time in pre-school?
(a) She wishes she could learn alongside him.
(b) She finds herself at long last with time for herself.
(c) She is despondent, unused to being alone all over again.
(d) She is concerned that he will forget his Indian heritage.

2. What do Moushumi and Gogol do during their free time after they are husband and wife?
(a) They take night classes to keep their licenses current.
(b) They spend time at the beach with their friends.
(c) They shop for items for their apartment.
(d) They visit their families.

3. How do Maxine's parents react to Gogol when he meets them?
(a) They are too polite to say so but they dislike him.
(b) They don't react any way, he's just another of Maxine's friends.
(c) They are intrigued by him.
(d) They think he looks like a recent immigrant from India.

4. What happens to Ashoke and Ashima within a decade of moving to America?
(a) They lose touch with their families in India.
(b) They both become orphans.
(c) They become true Americans.
(d) They seldom know what's going on with their families in India.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gogol's father take him to his first day of kindergarten?

2. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?

3. What kind of wedding do Gogol and Moushumi decide on?

4. What do Moushumi's friends decide about names?

5. Why do Moushumi and Gogol go to Paris after they are married?

(see the answer key)

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