1. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?
(a) An ordinary area where plastic wading pools are left out on the lawns.
(b) Where Ashoke can get to work quickly.
(c) In an historic area where they will be steeped in tradition.
(d) In the country, where there are no neighbors to look down on them.

2. How does Gogol/Nakhil feel when people who used to call him Gogol use his new name?
(a) He wonders how they can keep his names straight.
(b) He finds it startling.
(c) He is pleased that they understand how important it is to him.
(d) He wishes they'd still call him Gogol, he's used to it.

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

4. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?
(a) She doesn't understand Indian culture.
(b) She says the name on his birth certificate is his proper name.
(c) She feels Gogol is closer to an American name than Nikhil.
(d) He doesn't want to be called by any other name.

5. What two kinds of parties does Gogol have for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) One with family and one with school friends.
(b) One at home and one at a pizza parlor.
(c) One with friends from school and one with Indian friends of his family.
(d) One on his actual birthday, another on the weekend when it's convenient.