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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ashima's family keep in touch with her after Gogol's birth?
(a) They call every evening at six, right after dinner.
(b) They exchange long letters about once a month.
(c) They write letters, once as many as three a week.
(d) They communicate sporadically.

2. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?
(a) She doesn't expect it to be him, they seldom call each other.
(b) She is used to surprises.
(c) They talk every evening by phone so she expects it.
(d) She expects it to be Sonia, they talk often.

3. Why does Gogol bring Maxine to his parents home?
(a) Gogol knows his mother won't rest until she meets Maxine.
(b) Maxine wants to meet Gogol's parents.
(c) Because Maxine is curious about how people from India live.
(d) It's on their way to New Hampshire.

4. What does Gogol remember in the days after his first date with Moushumi?
(a) Things about her as a child that he'd forgotten.
(b) How she'd finished his sentences for him.
(c) That he doesn't want to marry someone with a similar background to his.
(d) The way her hair blows in the wind.

5. What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?
(a) Pet names and good names.
(b) Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud.
(c) Family names and nicknames.
(d) Formal names and informal names.

Short Answer Questions

1. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?

2. After the train wreck, what did Ashoke do which he believes saved his life?

3. Why does Gogol/Nakhid take a class in Indian novels written in English?

4. Where will Ashima live after selling her house?

5. How does Gogol go about changing his school documents that were completed using the name Gogol?

(see the answer key)

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