1. How many invited Indian immigrants come to Gogol's second birthday party?
(a) A handful because most are too busy to come.
(b) No one comes and the family is upset for Gogol's sake.
(c) So many that they spill into the back yard.
(d) Close to forty people.

2. How do Gogol and his friends celebrate his fourteenth birthday party?
(a) They go swimming at a nearby pool.
(b) They have pizzas and watched a baseball game on TV.
(c) They got to a baseball game and have pizza afterwards.
(d) They go to a pizza parlor where they play video games.

3. As Ashoke waits while Ashima gives birth, who does he thank for his survival and this miracle of new life about to begin?
(a) All the people of his family who came before him.
(b) Gogol, the Russian writer who saved his life in the train wreck.
(c) God, he is a very religious man.
(d) The man who lent him the book that saved his life.

4. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?
(a) He goes out of his way to learn American ways and tell her about them.
(b) He polishes his shoes fastidiously.
(c) He takes his shoes off, as is customary in India.
(d) He tells her how beautiful she is when she dresses up for him.

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