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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two kinds of parties does Gogol have for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) One with friends from school and one with Indian friends of his family.
(b) One at home and one at a pizza parlor.
(c) One on his actual birthday, another on the weekend when it's convenient.
(d) One with family and one with school friends.

2. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?
(a) How beautiful Ashima had been when they first met.
(b) The conversation on the train before the train wreck.
(c) That he'd not wanted children so soon.
(d) That he has a meeting and must soon leave for a while.

3. What does Gogol's father give him on his fourteenth birthday?
(a) A book of short stories by Nikoli Gogol.
(b) The baseball bat Gogol truly wanted.
(c) An expensive leather jacket.
(d) A gift certificate, because he doen't know what Gogol wants.

4. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.
(b) Her father has lost his job.
(c) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.
(d) Her grandmother has had a stroke.

5. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?
(a) Indian babies are never named so early in life.
(b) The grandmother's letter never arrived.
(c) There was a mixup on the birth certificate.
(d) Ashoke and Ashima couldn't agree on a name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the house becomes one of Gogol's earliest memories?

2. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?

3. What does Gogol give his mother as a gift when his baby sister is born?

4. What happens to Ashoke and Ashima within a decade of moving to America?

5. As a young boy, how does Gogol feel about his name?

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