1. What memory of the train wreck still haunts Ashima, even after his marriage and starting a new life in America?
(a) The terrible silence after that first, wrenching crash.
(b) The twisted, battered, capsized bogies of the train.
(c) The still sky above such a terrible scene.
(d) The cries of the people trapped inside.

2. After Gogol gives his reasons for changing his name, how do his parents respond?
(a) They are afraid that Gogol is drifting farther and farther from them.
(b) They agree that the name Gogol only causes problems.
(c) They tell him in America anything is possible and to do as he wishes.
(d) They feel even more insulted on behalf of Indians everywhere.

3. What place does Ashima recall while in labor?
(a) No place, she's totally involved in her present situation.
(b) Her childhood home in India.
(c) The lake she once visited as a child.
(d) The apartment she shares with her husband.

4. How do Gogol's parents explain his lack of an alternative identity to friends in India?
(a) They say alternative identities are not used in America.
(b) They tell people he would only respond to Gogol.
(c) They say they forgot such things after living in America.
(d) They say the law about names in America makes such identities difficult if not impossible.

5. What does the judge ask Gogol when he goes to court to change his name?
(a) What problems his name has caused him.
(b) Whether he is a felon hiding from the law.
(c) Whether his family agrees.
(d) What is the reason for wishing to change his name.