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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) A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.
(b) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.
(c) A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.
(d) An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.

2. Why can't Ashima get hold of Gogol to tell him of his father's death?
(a) The phone lines are down.
(b) Gogol is out of town and no one knows where he is.
(c) Gogol doesn't return his mother's phone calls.
(d) Maxine doesn't like Gogol talking to his family, so he doesn't.

3. How often does Ashima see Ashoke while he's working in Ohio?
(a) Once a month, it's all the time off he can get.
(b) Every three weekends he comes home.
(c) Every weekend, though it is expensive that often.
(d) His job doesn't allow for him to come home at all.

4. Who does Ashima try to contact first after learning of Ashoke's death?
(a) Gogol.
(b) Her family in India.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Sonia.

5. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?
(a) She has no problems such as when she had Gogol.
(b) She is constantly sick and smells bother her a lot.
(c) She is sick but doesn't let that slow her down.
(d) She is in serious danger of having a miscarriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?

2. After Gogol gives his reasons for changing his name, how do his parents respond?

3. On the plane, why is Gogol happy to sit apart from his parents?

4. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?

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

(see the answer key)

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