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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?
(a) Yes, because a name is extrememely important in India.
(b) No, because Indians believe names can wait.
(c) Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long.
(d) Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.

2. What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?
(a) Formal names and informal names.
(b) Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud.
(c) Pet names and good names.
(d) Family names and nicknames.

3. How does Ashima react to Gogol's time in pre-school?
(a) She wishes she could learn alongside him.
(b) She finds herself at long last with time for herself.
(c) She is despondent, unused to being alone all over again.
(d) She is concerned that he will forget his Indian heritage.

4. What does Gogol do as soon as he gets the news of his father's death?
(a) He flies to Ohio to take care of things.
(b) He rushes home to comfort his mother.
(c) He tries and fails to get time off from work.
(d) He tells Sonia he can't get away and asks her to take care of things.

5. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?
(a) They write letters, once as many as three a week.
(b) They call every evening at six, right after dinner.
(c) They exchange long letters about once a month.
(d) They communicate sporadically.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Ganguli family friends react to the news of Ashoke's death?

2. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?

3. What happens when the Ganguli family enters the Dum Dum Airport?

4. How does Gogol/Nakhil feel when people who used to call him Gogol use his new name?

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

(see the answer key)

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