1. What embarrasses Gogol about the meal his mother has prepared for his and Maxine's visit?
(a) There is too much food and it's too rich for the warm weather.
(b) His mother didn't care enough to prepare a nice meal.
(c) It's not the kind of food Maxine is used to.
(d) It's too spicy; Maxine doesn't like spicy food.

2. What does Gogol do with the book his father gives him for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) He sets it aside to read later when he has more time.
(b) He shuts the book and puts it on a shelf, unread.
(c) He leafs through the book to see what it's about.
(d) He loses it almost immediately.

3. What does Ashoke tell Ashima is the reason he's in the hospital?
(a) He has a stomach ache, he thinks he ate some bad chicken.
(b) He fell and his coworkers rushed him to the hospital.
(c) He has unexplained leg cramps.
(d) He has been coughing a lot and thinks it might be pneumonia.

4. What does Gogol do as soon as he gets the news of his father's death?
(a) He rushes home to comfort his mother.
(b) He tries and fails to get time off from work.
(c) He tells Sonia he can't get away and asks her to take care of things.
(d) He flies to Ohio to take care of things.

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