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

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

3. What terrifies Ashima about having a child?
(a) Raising it in a place so far from home.
(b) Caring for a child with an absent husband.
(c) The pain of childbirth.
(d) The difficulty of getting her figure back afterwards.

4. What happens when Gogol returns to school during his freshman year after meeting Ruth over the weekend?
(a) Gogol feels suffocated at school and asks to come home.
(b) Gogol and Ruth start seeing each other.
(c) Some of Gogol's friends set him up with a girl they know.
(d) Gogol and Ruth have an argument.

5. What do the Gangulis do with their home while they are in India?
(a) Turn off the utilities and lock the doors.
(b) Rent it to an unmarried couple, students at the university.
(c) Pay a company to check on it every so often.
(d) The sell it, figuring to buy another, nicer home when they return.