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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?
(a) She says she can't do this.
(b) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep.
(c) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes.
(d) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life.

2. What changes about the planned visit to India when Gogol is about a year old?
(a) Gogol gets sick and is in the hospital for most of the visit.
(b) Another family from India joins them for the trip.
(c) Ashima's father dies, necessitating her going early.
(d) Ashoke's schedule necessitates cancelling the trip.

3. What did Ashoke do after the train wreck when he had nightmares at night and couldn't sleep?
(a) He drank until he could sleep again.
(b) He went looking for people to be with.
(c) He paced and talked himself into a calm state.
(d) He read books about other countries.

4. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?
(a) They have asked Ashoke's relatives in India to come up with a suitable name.
(b) Ashoke, because Indian fathers always name their children.
(c) They will ask an American because they want an American name.
(d) Ashima's grandmother.

5. What does the nurse do when Ashoke and Ashima are first together with their child?
(a) She shows them how to change his diapers.
(b) She tells them that a child is a fragile thing.
(c) She makes sure their wrist bands match.
(d) She leaves them alone for a while.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Ashima embarrassed to wear a hospital gown?

4. What was Ashoke doing the day he almost died?

5. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?

(see the answer key)

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