1. Why doesn't Ashoke explain how Gogol came about his name when he gives him the book by Nikoli Gogol?
(a) He doesn't want Gogol to know about the terrible train wreck Ashoke was in.
(b) He doesn't like the person his son has become.
(c) He feels Gogol should figure it out on his own.
(d) He sees that Gogol is interested in other things.

2. What makes Ashima's first outing with Gogol take longer than expected?
(a) Friendly Americans interested in her baby.
(b) Gogol cries and she must stop to calm him down.
(c) The pram is old and she's afraid it will break down.
(d) She is still tired and can't walk as quickly as expected.

3. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?
(a) That he has a meeting and must soon leave for a while.
(b) The conversation on the train before the train wreck.
(c) How beautiful Ashima had been when they first met.
(d) That he'd not wanted children so soon.

4. How many people come to Sonia's rice ceremony when she's six months old?
(a) Practically none because they have few Indian neighbors.
(b) So many that the Gangulis rent a building on campus.
(c) The whole neighborhood, including their American friends.
(d) Just a handful but they are good friends of the family.

5. What two kinds of parties does Gogol have for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) One at home and one at a pizza parlor.
(b) One with family and one with school friends.
(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.