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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?
(a) He is asked to join a government research project.
(b) He is offered a post in California and accepts.
(c) He is hired as assistant professor of electrical engineering.
(d) He is promoted over an American teacher.

2. 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.

3. What does Gogol give his mother as a gift when his baby sister is born?
(a) A pretty bow for her hair that his father helped him pick out at the store.
(b) A picture of his family that he drew.
(c) A bracelet he made at school.
(d) A blanket for the baby.

4. What's the first thing that causes Ashima and Ashoke to suspect she's pregnant?
(a) She throws up after breakfast.
(b) She accuses Ashoke of substituting salt for sugar.
(c) She faints.
(d) She gains weight quickly, which makes them suspect pregnancy.

5. How does Ashima feel about their move to the suburbs?
(a) She finds it more distressing than moving from Calcutta to America.
(b) She wishes there were more people from India nearby.
(c) She dislikes the house her husband insisted they rent.
(d) She is relieved to finally have a decent yard.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?

4. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?

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

(see the answer key)

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