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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 paced and talked himself into a calm state.
(c) He read books about other countries.
(d) He went looking for people to be with.

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

4. 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 drags his fingers through his hair.
(c) He tries to calm down the other expectant fathers.
(d) He reads the Globe.

5. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?
(a) They exchange long letters about once a month.
(b) They communicate sporadically.
(c) They write letters, once as many as three a week.
(d) They call every evening at six, right after dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?

2. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?

3. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?

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

5. What about the house becomes one of Gogol's earliest memories?

(see the answer key)

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