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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a young boy, how does Gogol feel about his name?
(a) He doesn't like it because he believes it marks him as different.
(b) He wishes it was more American.
(c) He doesn't mind his name.
(d) He hates being Gogol Ganjuli.

2. Why is Ashima embarrassed to wear a hospital gown?
(a) The back is open.
(b) It only comes to her knees.
(c) She hates white.
(d) It's ugly.

3. What had Moushumi's family done to find her a husband?
(a) Sought the help of a marriage broker.
(b) Brought young Bengali men home to visit.
(c) Nothing, they figured she would find someone eventually.
(d) Asked their friends for names of suitable young men.

4. On the plane, why is Gogol happy to sit apart from his parents?
(a) He's glad because Sonia irritates him with her questions.
(b) He isn't happy, he's secretly afraid.
(c) Because he thinks no one will know they are related to him.
(d) Because he enjoys being on his own.

5. What terrifies Ashima about having a child?
(a) The difficulty of getting her figure back afterwards.
(b) Caring for a child with an absent husband.
(c) The pain of childbirth.
(d) Raising it in a place so far from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Gogol returns to school during his freshman year after meeting Ruth over the weekend?

2. What do the Gangulis do with their home while they are in India?

3. What bad news does Ashima receive from her family in India soon after Gogol's birth?

4. What kind of daily routine do Gogol and Maxine follow at the summer home in New Hampshire?

5. How does Gogol feel when he and Moushumi return from Paris to America and attend parties?

(see the answer key)

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