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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Gogol and his friends celebrate his fourteenth birthday party?
(a) They have pizzas and watched a baseball game on TV.
(b) They go to a pizza parlor where they play video games.
(c) They got to a baseball game and have pizza afterwards.
(d) They go swimming at a nearby pool.

2. What's the first thing that causes Ashima and Ashoke to suspect she's pregnant?
(a) She faints.
(b) She gains weight quickly, which makes them suspect pregnancy.
(c) She throws up after breakfast.
(d) She accuses Ashoke of substituting salt for sugar.

3. What does Gogol give his mother as a gift when his baby sister is born?
(a) A pretty bow for her hair that his father helped him pick out at the store.
(b) A blanket for the baby.
(c) A bracelet he made at school.
(d) A picture of his family that he drew.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashima do with most of the gifts Gogol gets at his second birthday party?

2. What kind of gifts does Gogol get at his second birthday party?

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

4. Why is the principal confused about Gogol's name?

5. How does the breakup between Gogol/Nakhil and Ruth happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who befriends Ashima at the hospital and how?

2. How does Gogol feel about his family during visits home from college?

3. Why is Ashima afraid while in labor?

4. What does Ashoke think about while Ashima is in labor?

5. How does Gogol react to the gifts he receives at his fourteenth birthday party?

6. When Gogol is six, what event changes in the Ganguli family?

7. Why don't Ashima and Ashoke have a name picked out for their baby?

8. What happens when Gogol's train coming home from college is late?

9. What did Ashoke swear to do during his long recovery from the injuries he received during a train wreck when he was a young man?

10. What does Gogol do during the traditional rice ceremony when he is six months old?

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