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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 got to a baseball game and have pizza afterwards.
(b) They have pizzas and watched a baseball game on TV.
(c) They go to a pizza parlor where they play video games.
(d) They go swimming at a nearby pool.

2. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?
(a) Their home is typical of people who don't know how to decorate an American house.
(b) Their home is clearly the home of immigrants.
(c) Their home is painted an unusual color for the neighborhood.
(d) Their home appears no different from their neighbors.

3. Why is the principal confused about Gogol's name?
(a) The birth certificate and Gogol's father state different names for him.
(b) She can't figure out how to pronounce the unfamiliar name.
(c) She can't understand Ashoke's Indian accent.
(d) She doesn't understand about Indian pet names.

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

5. What does Ashima try to make for a midnight snack?
(a) A concoction sold for pennies in Calcutta
(b) Pickles, because she's pregnant
(c) Rice Krispies bars
(d) Ice cream

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young boy, how does Gogol feel about his name?

2. What does the judge ask Gogol when he goes to court to change his name?

3. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?

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

5. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of home do the Gangulis settle down in to raise their family?

5. What does Ashima think of the name Gogol that is chosen by her husband for their baby?

6. What does Ashoke do for Gogol's fourteenth birthday?

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

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

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

10. What does Ashima think about while in labor?

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