1. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?
(a) He polishes his shoes fastidiously.
(b) He takes his shoes off, as is customary in India.
(c) He tells her how beautiful she is when she dresses up for him.
(d) He goes out of his way to learn American ways and tell her about them.

2. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?
(a) Yes, because a name is extrememely important in India.
(b) No, because Indians believe names can wait.
(c) Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long.
(d) Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.

3. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?
(a) He only wishes he'd done it years earlier.
(b) He doesn't feel like a Nikhil.
(c) He can't remember to respond to his new name.
(d) He forgets and signs his old name every so often.

4. How does Ashima learn about Maxine?
(a) Maxine invites her to a party.
(b) Gogol tells her he's going on vacation to Maxine's New Hampshire home.
(c) She corners Gogol and forces him to tell her.
(d) Ashima asks Gogol's friends.

5. What time of day was the train wreck?
(a) In the morning, when animals crossed the tracks looking for water.
(b) In the evening, the engineer was blinded by the setting sun.
(c) At noon, it happened when the depot was most crowded.
(d) At two-thirty in the morning, the middle of the night actually.