1. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?
(a) Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.
(b) Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long.
(c) No, because Indians believe names can wait.
(d) Yes, because a name is extrememely important in India.

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

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

4. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?
(a) She said she didn't want to meet anyone from America.
(b) She changed into her most beautiful sari before meeting him.
(c) She asked him about his travels, especially about America.
(d) She impulsively stepped into the strange American shoes at the door.

5. How many people come to Sonia's rice ceremony when she's six months old?
(a) The whole neighborhood, including their American friends.
(b) So many that the Gangulis rent a building on campus.
(c) Just a handful but they are good friends of the family.
(d) Practically none because they have few Indian neighbors.