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

2. On the plane, why is Gogol happy to sit apart from his parents?
(a) Because he enjoys being on his own.
(b) Because he thinks no one will know they are related to him.
(c) He isn't happy, he's secretly afraid.
(d) He's glad because Sonia irritates him with her questions.

3. How Gogol/Nikhil feel about his new name once a few weeks have passed?
(a) He feels like a new and different person.
(b) He wishes he'd never done it.
(c) He's confused and doesn't know why.
(d) He doesn't give it a second thought.

4. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?
(a) A name that will look good on an American letterhead.
(b) A pet name.
(c) A name his child should be proud to carry.
(d) He's too confused to think about names and chooses the first one that comes to mind.

5. How do Gogol's parents explain his lack of an alternative identity to friends in India?
(a) They tell people he would only respond to Gogol.
(b) They say the law about names in America makes such identities difficult if not impossible.
(c) They say alternative identities are not used in America.
(d) They say they forgot such things after living in America.