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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?
(a) Talking about shared childhood memories.
(b) Grading papers for Moushumi's classes.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Cooking.

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

4. What does Gogol expect to do when he arrives home for his mother's going-away party?
(a) Help his mother pack her things and settle her accounts.
(b) Clean and paint the house inside and out.
(c) Get the yard in shape, she's let it go.
(d) Be there for her because she's going through a difficult time.

5. How do Gogol and Moushumi dress for their wedding reception?
(a) They wear formal Western clothes.
(b) They dress for warm weather for their honeymoon.
(c) They are comfortable in casual clothes.
(d) They revert to traditional Indian dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?

2. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?

3. How does Ashima learn that her husband has died?

4. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?

5. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?

(see the answer key)

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