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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a book save Ashoke's life?
(a) It stops a piece of flying metal that could have killed him.
(b) It doesn't have anything to do with his survival.
(c) He is reading it and, thus, is in a safe place during the train wreck.
(d) The book is like a warning and he avoids disaster.

2. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?
(a) She is used to surprises.
(b) She doesn't expect it to be him, they seldom call each other.
(c) She expects it to be Sonia, they talk often.
(d) They talk every evening by phone so she expects it.

3. What about New York City interests Gogol's parents?
(a) The fact that it isn't as crowded as Calcutta.
(b) Nothing, they avoided going there.
(c) Friends and places to buy Indian groceries and saris.
(d) The cultural life of the city.

4. What kind of daily routine do Gogol and Maxine follow at the summer home in New Hampshire?
(a) The days assume a pattern though there's nothing in particular to do.
(b) They go swimming every morning early, before dawn.
(c) There is no routine, each day is strikingly different from all others.
(d) They follow the routine set by Maxine's parents.

5. What does Maxine notice about Gogol when he plays with her dog?
(a) That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.
(b) That he's afraid of dogs.
(c) That he's intrigued by Silas.
(d) That he's never had a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?

2. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?

3. What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?

4. How often does Ashima see Ashoke while he's working in Ohio?

5. How does Gogol feel about his frequent visits to Maxine's home?

(see the answer key)

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