1. Where does Gogol first begin to introduce himself to people as Nikhil?
(a) As soon as he gets home he introduces his new self to his family.
(b) At the bank where he gets a school loan.
(c) At the park where a little boy asks his name.
(d) His first day of school in New Haven.

2. What does Gogol's father say after giving him a special gift for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) He hopes Gogol uses it wisely.
(b) He hopes Gogol likes it because it was rather expensive.
(c) He hopes Gogol doesn't forget his Indian heritage.
(d) Nothing because he sees Gogol has ignored similar gifts.

3. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?
(a) She constantly tells him he must not live with her.
(b) She's glad because soon Gogol and Maxine will marry.
(c) She doesn't like it but knows she must accept it.
(d) She refuses to admit he's living with a woman he's not married to.

4. When does the idea to change his name first occur to Gogol?
(a) When relatives in India tell him it's not an Indian name.
(b) When Sonia tells him people laugh behind his back.
(c) When reading an issue of Readers Digest.
(d) When school officials can't pronounce his given name.

5. How do Gogol and his friends celebrate his fourteenth birthday party?
(a) They got to a baseball game and have pizza afterwards.
(b) They go swimming at a nearby pool.
(c) They go to a pizza parlor where they play video games.
(d) They have pizzas and watched a baseball game on TV.