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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?
(a) She doesn't understand Indian culture.
(b) She feels Gogol is closer to an American name than Nikhil.
(c) She says the name on his birth certificate is his proper name.
(d) He doesn't want to be called by any other name.

2. What memory of the train wreck still haunts Ashima, even after his marriage and starting a new life in America?
(a) The still sky above such a terrible scene.
(b) The twisted, battered, capsized bogies of the train.
(c) The terrible silence after that first, wrenching crash.
(d) The cries of the people trapped inside.

3. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?
(a) She has no problems such as when she had Gogol.
(b) She is sick but doesn't let that slow her down.
(c) She is in serious danger of having a miscarriage.
(d) She is constantly sick and smells bother her a lot.

4. Why doesn't Gogol want to go to school when he begins Kindergarten?
(a) He is afraid of the strange building.
(b) He has been told he will be called by a different name.
(c) He doesn't want to be the only Indian at the school.
(d) He wants to stay home and play.

5. What does Ashima try to make for a midnight snack?
(a) Ice cream
(b) A concoction sold for pennies in Calcutta
(c) Rice Krispies bars
(d) Pickles, because she's pregnant

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Ashoke and Ashima give in to American customs?

3. What does the Ganguli family do in the beginning of their life in their new home, in the evenings?

4. As Ashoke waits while Ashima gives birth, who does he thank for his survival and this miracle of new life about to begin?

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

(see the answer key)

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