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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Maxine treat Gogol's parents when they visit on their way to New Hampshire?
(a) She insults them by refusing to eat their Indian food.
(b) She asks questions that are much too personal.
(c) She ignores them, talking only to Gogol.
(d) She is polite and draws them out in conversation.

3. Why does Gogol tell the judge he's changing his name?
(a) He doesn't like the writer he was named after.
(b) People can't pronounce his name.
(c) He has always hated his name.
(d) He wants a more normal name.

4. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?
(a) They communicate sporadically.
(b) They call every evening at six, right after dinner.
(c) They exchange long letters about once a month.
(d) They write letters, once as many as three a week.

5. What's the first thing that causes Ashima and Ashoke to suspect she's pregnant?
(a) She throws up after breakfast.
(b) She gains weight quickly, which makes them suspect pregnancy.
(c) She faints.
(d) She accuses Ashoke of substituting salt for sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?

2. What does Maxine tell Gogol he should do while at his mother's house for the religious ceremony?

3. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?

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

5. How does a book save Ashoke's life?

(see the answer key)

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