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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moushumi tell friends her name means?
(a) A jewel of great price.
(b) A dark-haired beauty.
(c) A woman of mystery and night.
(d) A damp, southwesterly breeze.

2. What catches Moushumi's eye as she goes through Alice's desk?
(a) A sender's name typed on the upper left corner of a letter.
(b) A list of applicants Alice didn't finish going through.
(c) A schedule for Moushumi's classes.
(d) A confused and confusing personal letter to Alices' husband.

3. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?
(a) None, English was her best subject in Calcutta.
(b) She forgets to use the plural when mentioning toes and fingers.
(c) She uses the wrong word for baby.
(d) She slips into her native tongue without realizing it.

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

5. What does Maxine tell Gogol he should do while at his mother's house for the religious ceremony?
(a) She tells him his family needs him and he should stay there for a while.
(b) She tells him that she now sees they are too different to be together permanently.
(c) She tells him he should get away and go to New Hampshire.
(d) She tells him that she will try to fit in with his culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terrifies Ashima about having a child?

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

3. What happens when the Ganguli family enters the Dum Dum Airport?

4. What does Gogol decide to do a few weeks after moving away from his family and starting college?

5. What happens while Moushumi and Gogol make love for the first time?

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