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

2. How does Gogol go about changing his school documents that were completed using the name Gogol?
(a) In stealth, not letting his classmates know about it.
(b) Only when necessary because paperwork doesn't match.
(c) Methodically, one paper at a time but in no hurry.
(d) He almost boasts to everyone about his name change.

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

4. How does Gogol/Nakhil feel when people who used to call him Gogol use his new name?
(a) He wonders how they can keep his names straight.
(b) He finds it startling.
(c) He is pleased that they understand how important it is to him.
(d) He wishes they'd still call him Gogol, he's used to it.

5. After the train wreck, what did Ashoke do which he believes saved his life?
(a) He raised his hand and rescuers saw it.
(b) He called out and someone heard his cry.
(c) He stopped the flow of blood that otherwise would have killed him.
(d) He climbed out of the wreckage and ran to safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the house becomes one of Gogol's earliest memories?

2. How Gogol/Nikhil feel about his new name once a few weeks have passed?

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

4. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Ganguli family do during Ashoke's sabbatical?

2. What happens when Gogol wants to see his girlfriend, Ruth, over the Christmas holidays?

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

4. Why does Ashoke choose the name Nikhil for Gogol when he begins school?

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

6. How are the Ganguli family plans changed while preparing for a visit to India when Gogol is a year old?

7. What happens to Gogol and Sonia while the family are sightseeing in India?

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

9. At college after changing his name, how does Gogol react to being called by his new name?

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

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