View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young boy, how does Gogol feel about his name?
(a) He hates being Gogol Ganjuli.
(b) He wishes it was more American.
(c) He doesn't mind his name.
(d) He doesn't like it because he believes it marks him as different.

2. What does Gogol's father give him on his fourteenth birthday?
(a) An expensive leather jacket.
(b) The baseball bat Gogol truly wanted.
(c) A book of short stories by Nikoli Gogol.
(d) A gift certificate, because he doen't know what Gogol wants.

3. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Her grandmother has had a stroke.
(b) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.
(c) Her father has lost his job.
(d) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?

3. What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?

4. Why doesn't Ashoke explain how Gogol came about his name when he gives him the book by Nikoli Gogol?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 476 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample