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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 Moushumi tell friends her name means?
(a) A dark-haired beauty.
(b) A woman of mystery and night.
(c) A damp, southwesterly breeze.
(d) A jewel of great price.

2. How many people come to Sonia's rice ceremony when she's six months old?
(a) The whole neighborhood, including their American friends.
(b) Just a handful but they are good friends of the family.
(c) So many that the Gangulis rent a building on campus.
(d) Practically none because they have few Indian neighbors.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the principal confused about Gogol's name?

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

3. How does Gogol feel about his frequent visits to Maxine's home?

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

5. What do most of their Indian friends give the couple as wedding presents?

(see the answer key)

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