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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?
(a) None, English was her best subject in Calcutta.
(b) She forgets to use the plural when mentioning toes and fingers.
(c) She slips into her native tongue without realizing it.
(d) She uses the wrong word for baby.

2. On the plane, why is Gogol happy to sit apart from his parents?
(a) He's glad because Sonia irritates him with her questions.
(b) Because he enjoys being on his own.
(c) Because he thinks no one will know they are related to him.
(d) He isn't happy, he's secretly afraid.

3. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?
(a) They have asked Ashoke's relatives in India to come up with a suitable name.
(b) Ashima's grandmother.
(c) They will ask an American because they want an American name.
(d) Ashoke, because Indian fathers always name their children.

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

5. 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 two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.
(d) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?

2. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?

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

4. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?

5. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?

(see the answer key)

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