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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Ratliff's move to New Hampshire every year remind Gogol of?
(a) A couple of kids sneaking away for a picnic.
(b) A three-ring circus.
(c) A well-organized military campaign.
(d) His family's preparations for a trip to Calcutta.

3. What does the Ganguli family do in the beginning of their life in their new home, in the evenings?
(a) They work on their English language skills.
(b) They go for drives and explore their new environs bit by bit.
(c) They sit outside and enjoy the luxury of a real yard.
(d) They watch American programs on their television.

4. What do most of their Indian friends give the couple as wedding presents?
(a) Incense and other reminders of their Indian heritage.
(b) Gifts of money.
(c) Useful household items.
(d) A wide assortment of upscale gifts.

5. How do Gogol and Moushumi dress for their wedding reception?
(a) They revert to traditional Indian dress.
(b) They wear formal Western clothes.
(c) They are comfortable in casual clothes.
(d) They dress for warm weather for their honeymoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Moushumi and Gogol do during their free time after they are husband and wife?

2. What do Maxine's parents do for Gogol while in New Hampshire?

3. What unexpected effect does the wedding have on Gogol and Moushumi?

4. How does conversation at a party attended by Gogol and Moushumi at the home of a friend come around to the subject of names?

5. Why doesn't Gogol want to go to school when he begins Kindergarten?

(see the answer key)

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