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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?
(a) She didn't like the neighbors.
(b) It was smaller than Ashoke had described.
(c) It was not at all what she had expected.
(d) She was delighted with the sunny, spacious rooms.

2. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?
(a) She cries from the pain.
(b) She begins to shiver profoundly.
(c) She asks the nurse to give her child to her immediately.
(d) She gives thanks for a healthy child.

3. What was Ashoke doing the day he almost died?
(a) He was reading a book.
(b) He was crossing a street just like every other day.
(c) He was climbing a mountain.
(d) He was helping his parents clean the yard.

4. What difference does Ashima notice in her days before and after Gogol's birth?
(a) Now friends stop by at all hours to see Gogol.
(b) Now she can't seem to organize her days.
(c) Now she isn't the center of attention when Ashoke is home.
(d) Now she has something to occupy her time.

5. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?
(a) There was a mixup on the birth certificate.
(b) Indian babies are never named so early in life.
(c) Ashoke and Ashima couldn't agree on a name.
(d) The grandmother's letter never arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the train wreck, what did Ashoke do which he believes saved his life?

2. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?

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

4. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?

5. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?

(see the answer key)

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