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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. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?
(a) She asked him about his travels, especially about America.
(b) She changed into her most beautiful sari before meeting him.
(c) She said she didn't want to meet anyone from America.
(d) She impulsively stepped into the strange American shoes at the door.

2. Why doesn't the Ganguli baby get the name it was supposed to get before leaving the hospital?
(a) There was a mixup on the birth certificate.
(b) Ashoke and Ashima couldn't agree on a name.
(c) The grandmother's letter never arrived.
(d) Indian babies are never named so early in life.

3. What do Gogol's parents think of his wanting to change his name?
(a) They think it's too complicated and he's too old.
(b) They think it might improve his chances for a good job.
(c) They see it as an insult to his heritage and his family.
(d) They can't imagine why he'd want to do such a thing.

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

5. After Gogol gives his reasons for changing his name, how do his parents respond?
(a) They agree that the name Gogol only causes problems.
(b) They feel even more insulted on behalf of Indians everywhere.
(c) They tell him in America anything is possible and to do as he wishes.
(d) They are afraid that Gogol is drifting farther and farther from them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?

2. How does Ashoke's career advance in Chapter 3?

3. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who befriends Ashima at the hospital and how?

2. What job is Ashoke offered after finishing his college studies?

3. What do the Gangulis do differently when naming their daughter Sonali than they did when Gogol was born?

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

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

6. What does Gogol decide to do when he turns eighteen?

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

8. Why is Ashima afraid while in labor?

9. Why doesn't Ashima's grandmother name their grandchild as Ashima and Ashoke requested?

10. What is Ashima doing when her water breaks?

(see the answer keys)

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