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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?
(a) An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.
(b) A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.
(c) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.
(d) A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.

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

3. What does the judge ask Gogol when he goes to court to change his name?
(a) What is the reason for wishing to change his name.
(b) Whether his family agrees.
(c) Whether he is a felon hiding from the law.
(d) What problems his name has caused him.

4. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?
(a) How beautiful Ashima had been when they first met.
(b) The conversation on the train before the train wreck.
(c) That he has a meeting and must soon leave for a while.
(d) That he'd not wanted children so soon.

5. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?
(a) He is promoted over an American teacher.
(b) He is hired as assistant professor of electrical engineering.
(c) He is asked to join a government research project.
(d) He is offered a post in California and accepts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the idea to change his name first occur to Gogol?

2. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?

3. How does the breakup between Gogol/Nakhil and Ruth happen?

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

5. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?

(see the answer key)

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