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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 Ashoke do while pacing in the mens' waiting room at the hospital?
(a) He carries flowers he has bought for Ashima.
(b) He tries to calm down the other expectant fathers.
(c) He reads the Globe.
(d) He drags his fingers through his hair.

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

3. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?
(a) Travel and see the world.
(b) Meet the mans' family at the end of the trip.
(c) Read widely as that is the same as traveling the world.
(d) Be glad he has family that loves him.

4. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.
(b) Her grandmother has had a stroke.
(c) Her father has lost his job.
(d) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day was the train wreck?

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

4. What kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?

5. What makes Ashima's first outing with Gogol take longer than expected?

(see the answer key)

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