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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ashoke and Ashima within a decade of moving to America?
(a) They both become orphans.
(b) They become true Americans.
(c) They lose touch with their families in India.
(d) They seldom know what's going on with their families in India.

2. What place does Ashima recall while in labor?
(a) Her childhood home in India.
(b) The apartment she shares with her husband.
(c) No place, she's totally involved in her present situation.
(d) The lake she once visited as a child.

3. What does the Ganguli family do in the beginning of their life in their new home, in the evenings?
(a) They work on their English language skills.
(b) They sit outside and enjoy the luxury of a real yard.
(c) They watch American programs on their television.
(d) They go for drives and explore their new environs bit by bit.

4. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?
(a) He's too confused to think about names and chooses the first one that comes to mind.
(b) A name his child should be proud to carry.
(c) A pet name.
(d) A name that will look good on an American letterhead.

5. What kind of gifts does Gogol get at his second birthday party?
(a) Mementos of India.
(b) Baseballs, footballs and soccer balls.
(c) Dictionaries, calculators, sweaters, and pens.
(d) Trading cards for his collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ashima feel about their move to the suburbs?

2. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?

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

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

5. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?

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