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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Moushumi been at the time of Ashoke's funeral?
(a) In Paris.
(b) Traveling extensively, something she'd always wanted to do.
(c) At Brown University studying for her Ph.D.
(d) She was on an extended visit to India.

2. What about the house becomes one of Gogol's earliest memories?
(a) Playing in the dirt because there is no yard yet.
(b) His parents discussing how to furnish their new home.
(c) The movement of the sun's rays across his bedroom floor.
(d) The sound of the kids next door playing baseball.

3. What does Gogol remember while returning to New York City after his father's death?
(a) How his father used to take him for ice cream.
(b) The day he spent with his father at the beach.
(c) How much in love his parents were.
(d) How much he hates train rides.

4. What happens to Ashoke and Ashima within a decade of moving to America?
(a) They become true Americans.
(b) They seldom know what's going on with their families in India.
(c) They both become orphans.
(d) They lose touch with their families in India.

5. How does Gogol meet Maxine?
(a) She sees him and is interested and arranges a meeting.
(b) His parents arrange a meeting because he's old enough to marry.
(c) Coworkers invite him to a party she also attends.
(d) He bumps into her on the sidewalk and they laugh about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ashima try to contact first after learning of Ashoke's death?

2. How do the Ganguli children help their mother after their father's death?

3. What concerns Ashima about Sonia as she grows up?

4. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?

5. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?

(see the answer key)

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