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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ashoke and Ashima within a decade of moving to America?
(a) They seldom know what's going on with their families in India.
(b) They both become orphans.
(c) They become true Americans.
(d) They lose touch with their families in India.

2. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?
(a) Be glad he has family that loves him.
(b) Travel and see the world.
(c) Read widely as that is the same as traveling the world.
(d) Meet the mans' family at the end of the trip.

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

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

5. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?
(a) She asks the nurse to give her child to her immediately.
(b) She gives thanks for a healthy child.
(c) She begins to shiver profoundly.
(d) She cries from the pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ashoke do after the train wreck when he had nightmares at night and couldn't sleep?

2. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?

3. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?

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

5. What time of day was the train wreck?

(see the answer key)

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