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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Grading papers for Moushumi's classes.
(d) Talking about shared childhood memories.

2. What does the school counselor say about Gogol missing so much school?
(a) They feel the trip itself will be educational.
(b) They insist Gogol keep up on his studies.
(c) They are concerned and do not like it.
(d) They say nothing, many of their students travel a lot.

3. How does Ashima feel about their move to the suburbs?
(a) She finds it more distressing than moving from Calcutta to America.
(b) She dislikes the house her husband insisted they rent.
(c) She is relieved to finally have a decent yard.
(d) She wishes there were more people from India nearby.

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

5. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?
(a) One of the presenters is a cousin from India whom he has never met.
(b) He feels he's somewhat of an expert on the subject.
(c) It filled a void in his class schedule.
(d) He feels it might answer questions about his heritage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?

3. What does Ashoke tell Ashima is the reason he's in the hospital?

4. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?

5. As Ashoke waits while Ashima gives birth, who does he thank for his survival and this miracle of new life about to begin?

(see the answer key)

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