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

2. What does the Ganguli family do in the beginning of their life in their new home, in the evenings?
(a) They watch American programs on their television.
(b) They sit outside and enjoy the luxury of a real yard.
(c) They work on their English language skills.
(d) They go for drives and explore their new environs bit by bit.

3. What does Ashima tell Ashoke as soon as they bring their baby home?
(a) She rebukes him for not having done the dishes.
(b) She tells him they are starting on a new journey in life.
(c) She says she can't do this.
(d) She says nothing; she is tired and needs her sleep.

4. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?
(a) An ordinary area where plastic wading pools are left out on the lawns.
(b) Where Ashoke can get to work quickly.
(c) In an historic area where they will be steeped in tradition.
(d) In the country, where there are no neighbors to look down on them.

5. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?
(a) He and Sonia are the only children, the guests are his parents' friends.
(b) Only one, a girl named Moushumi.
(c) Most of the children are about Gogol's age.
(d) There are a few his age, most are older.