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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nurse do when Ashoke and Ashima are first together with their child?
(a) She tells them that a child is a fragile thing.
(b) She leaves them alone for a while.
(c) She shows them how to change his diapers.
(d) She makes sure their wrist bands match.

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 terrible silence after that first, wrenching crash.
(c) The cries of the people trapped inside.
(d) The twisted, battered, capsized bogies of the train.

3. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?
(a) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes.
(b) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep.
(c) She says she can't do this.
(d) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life.

4. What kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?
(a) An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.
(b) A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.
(c) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.
(d) A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.

5. Where do women in India go to have babies?
(a) Home to their family.
(b) They stay home and have help from their mother-in-law.
(c) The maternity ward in a hospital.
(d) An obstetrical clinic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?

2. What makes Ashima's first outing with Gogol take longer than expected?

3. What do the Gangulis do with their home while they are in India?

4. What terrifies Ashima about having a child?

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

(see the answer key)

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