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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maxine tell Gogol to do while in Ohio that he doesn't do after all?
(a) Take any leftover clothing to Good Will.
(b) Pick out some mememtos for himself.
(c) Spend some time remembering good times with his father.
(d) Get out of the apartment and check into a hotel.

3. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?
(a) He feels he's somewhat of an expert on the subject.
(b) One of the presenters is a cousin from India whom he has never met.
(c) It filled a void in his class schedule.
(d) He feels it might answer questions about his heritage.

4. What does Dimitri's neighborhood remind Moushumi of?
(a) The world she's always wanted and never had.
(b) Home.
(c) Paris.
(d) The home she will return to in an hour or so.

5. What does Gogol's father say after giving him a special gift for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) He hopes Gogol uses it wisely.
(b) He hopes Gogol doesn't forget his Indian heritage.
(c) He hopes Gogol likes it because it was rather expensive.
(d) Nothing because he sees Gogol has ignored similar gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gogol bring things home from his father's apartment in Ohio for his mother?

2. What does Gogol remember while returning to New York City after his father's death?

3. What time of day was the train wreck?

4. What memory of the train wreck still haunts Ashima, even after his marriage and starting a new life in America?

5. What fact delights Moushumi as she begins her eighth semester at NYU?

(see the answer key)

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