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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?
(a) In an historic area where they will be steeped in tradition.
(b) In the country, where there are no neighbors to look down on them.
(c) Where Ashoke can get to work quickly.
(d) An ordinary area where plastic wading pools are left out on the lawns.

2. Why is the principal confused about Gogol's name?
(a) The birth certificate and Gogol's father state different names for him.
(b) She doesn't understand about Indian pet names.
(c) She can't understand Ashoke's Indian accent.
(d) She can't figure out how to pronounce the unfamiliar name.

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

4. Why is Ashima embarrassed to wear a hospital gown?
(a) She hates white.
(b) It only comes to her knees.
(c) It's ugly.
(d) The back is open.

5. What place does Ashima recall while in labor?
(a) The lake she once visited as a child.
(b) Her childhood home in India.
(c) The apartment she shares with her husband.
(d) No place, she's totally involved in her present situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?

2. What's the first thing that causes Ashima and Ashoke to suspect she's pregnant?

3. What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors in her first home in America?

4. How does Ashima feel about their move to the suburbs?

5. How does Ashima react to Gogol's time in pre-school?

(see the answer key)

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