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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?
(a) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes.
(b) She says she can't do this.
(c) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep.
(d) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life.

2. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?
(a) He and Sonia are the only children, the guests are his parents' friends.
(b) Most of the children are about Gogol's age.
(c) Only one, a girl named Moushumi.
(d) There are a few his age, most are older.

3. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?
(a) He is hired as assistant professor of electrical engineering.
(b) He is offered a post in California and accepts.
(c) He is asked to join a government research project.
(d) He is promoted over an American teacher.

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

5. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?
(a) A couple the Gangulis met and a professor friend of Ashoke.
(b) Ashoke's fellow students from college.
(c) No one, they don't know anyone in America yet.
(d) Neighbors of the Gangulis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gogol's parents explain his lack of an alternative identity to friends in India?

2. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?

3. What did Gogol do at his birthday party with friends that he'd never done before?

4. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?

5. How do Ashoke and Ashima give in to American customs?

(see the answer key)

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