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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Ratliff's move to New Hampshire every year remind Gogol of?
(a) A well-organized military campaign.
(b) A couple of kids sneaking away for a picnic.
(c) His family's preparations for a trip to Calcutta.
(d) A three-ring circus.

2. What does Ashoke do while pacing in the mens' waiting room at the hospital?
(a) He tries to calm down the other expectant fathers.
(b) He reads the Globe.
(c) He carries flowers he has bought for Ashima.
(d) He drags his fingers through his hair.

3. How many invited Indian immigrants come to Gogol's second birthday party?
(a) Close to forty people.
(b) A handful because most are too busy to come.
(c) No one comes and the family is upset for Gogol's sake.
(d) So many that they spill into the back yard.

4. What does the school counselor say about Gogol missing so much school?
(a) They feel the trip itself will be educational.
(b) They say nothing, many of their students travel a lot.
(c) They insist Gogol keep up on his studies.
(d) They are concerned and do not like it.

5. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?
(a) He's too confused to think about names and chooses the first one that comes to mind.
(b) A pet name.
(c) A name his child should be proud to carry.
(d) A name that will look good on an American letterhead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gogol's father say after giving him a special gift for his fourteenth birthday?

2. What does Moushumi tell friends her name means?

3. Was Moushumi's fiance comfortable with her Indian heritage?

4. What does Gogol sense about Maxine's reaction to the neighborhood where he lives?

5. How do the Ganguli family friends react to the news of Ashoke's death?

(see the answer key)

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