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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gogol tell the judge he's changing his name?
(a) He doesn't like the writer he was named after.
(b) He has always hated his name.
(c) He wants a more normal name.
(d) People can't pronounce his name.

2. What do Gogol's parents think of his wanting to change his name?
(a) They think it might improve his chances for a good job.
(b) They see it as an insult to his heritage and his family.
(c) They think it's too complicated and he's too old.
(d) They can't imagine why he'd want to do such a thing.

3. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?
(a) He feels it might answer questions about his heritage.
(b) One of the presenters is a cousin from India whom he has never met.
(c) He feels he's somewhat of an expert on the subject.
(d) It filled a void in his class schedule.

4. When does the idea to change his name first occur to Gogol?
(a) When reading an issue of Readers Digest.
(b) When school officials can't pronounce his given name.
(c) When Sonia tells him people laugh behind his back.
(d) When relatives in India tell him it's not an Indian name.

5. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?
(a) She refuses to admit he's living with a woman he's not married to.
(b) She doesn't like it but knows she must accept it.
(c) She constantly tells him he must not live with her.
(d) She's glad because soon Gogol and Maxine will marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two kinds of parties does Gogol have for his fourteenth birthday?

2. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?

3. Why can't Ashima get hold of Gogol to tell him of his father's death?

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

5. What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?

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