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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?
(a) She changed into her most beautiful sari before meeting him.
(b) She said she didn't want to meet anyone from America.
(c) She asked him about his travels, especially about America.
(d) She impulsively stepped into the strange American shoes at the door.

2. What does the judge ask Gogol when he goes to court to change his name?
(a) Whether his family agrees.
(b) What is the reason for wishing to change his name.
(c) What problems his name has caused him.
(d) Whether he is a felon hiding from the law.

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

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

5. What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors in her first home in America?
(a) Families of professors at Harvard.
(b) Other immigrants from India.
(c) A mix of peoples from all over the world.
(d) Out-of-work Americans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do guests say about Sonia at the rice ceremony?

3. Why does Gogol tell the judge he's changing his name?

4. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?

5. What does the nurse do when Ashoke and Ashima are first together with their child?

(see the answer key)

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