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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Ganguli family do on the eleventh day after Ashoke's death?
(a) They return to India with Ashoke's ashes.
(b) They ask them if there is anything of Ashoke's that they can use.
(c) They dab themselves with mud and ashes for mourning.
(d) They invite friends to mark the end of the mourning period.

2. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?
(a) Their home was flooded and suffered extensive damage.
(b) Her grandmother has had a stroke.
(c) Her father has lost his job.
(d) Her little brother's wedding has been called off.

3. What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months?
(a) That they think he's become too American.
(b) That they are homesick.
(c) That they are joking.
(d) That they are doing it only to acquaint him and Sonia with India.

4. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?
(a) There are a few his age, most are older.
(b) Only one, a girl named Moushumi.
(c) Most of the children are about Gogol's age.
(d) He and Sonia are the only children, the guests are his parents' friends.

5. How does Gogol know that his mother is nervous about meeting Maxine?
(a) She burns lunch.
(b) She's wearing makeup and a good sari.
(c) She mumbles, something she only does when she's nervous.
(d) She can't remember Maxine's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?

2. What does the Ratliff's move to New Hampshire every year remind Gogol of?

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

4. What do Maxine's parents do for Gogol while in New Hampshire?

5. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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