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

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 kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?
(a) An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.
(b) A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.
(c) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.
(d) A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.

3. What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?
(a) Pet names and good names.
(b) Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud.
(c) Formal names and informal names.
(d) Family names and nicknames.

4. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?
(a) He can't remember to respond to his new name.
(b) He only wishes he'd done it years earlier.
(c) He forgets and signs his old name every so often.
(d) He doesn't feel like a Nikhil.

5. How do Ashoke and Ashima give in to American customs?
(a) They buy season tickets to sporting events.
(b) They cease celebrating Indian holidays.
(c) They let Sonia and Gogol choose American food at the supermarket.
(d) They wear American clothes even in their own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?

2. What kind of gifts does Gogol get at his second birthday party?

3. After Gogol gives his reasons for changing his name, how do his parents respond?

4. How many invited Indian immigrants come to Gogol's second birthday party?

5. What memory of the train wreck still haunts Ashima, even after his marriage and starting a new life in America?

(see the answer key)

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