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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ashoke doing the day he almost died?
(a) He was climbing a mountain.
(b) He was helping his parents clean the yard.
(c) He was crossing a street just like every other day.
(d) He was reading a book.

2. What does Gogol do after window shopping with Moushumi?
(a) He goes to a bar and has a quick drink.
(b) He rushes home because he has work that's waiting.
(c) He drops her off at her apartment then goes home.
(d) He buys a hat for her that she'd admired.

3. Why does Gogol bring Maxine to his parents home?
(a) It's on their way to New Hampshire.
(b) Because Maxine is curious about how people from India live.
(c) Maxine wants to meet Gogol's parents.
(d) Gogol knows his mother won't rest until she meets Maxine.

4. What does a waiter think when he sees Gogol and Moushumi together?
(a) That they are brother and sister.
(b) That they must share a similar heritage.
(c) That they seem unhappy.
(d) That they must be in love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?

2. What happens when the Ganguli family enters the Dum Dum Airport?

3. What does Gogol remember in the days after his first date with Moushumi?

4. Where does Gogol first begin to introduce himself to people as Nikhil?

5. What does Gogol decide to do a few weeks after moving away from his family and starting college?

(see the answer key)

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