1. In what type of neighborhood do the Gangulis finally purchase a home?
(a) Where Ashoke can get to work quickly.
(b) An ordinary area where plastic wading pools are left out on the lawns.
(c) In an historic area where they will be steeped in tradition.
(d) In the country, where there are no neighbors to look down on them.

2. How does Gogol feel about Maxine's actions the day after they meet?
(a) He is flattered by the boldness of her actions.
(b) He is curious because he's never met someone so shy.
(c) He is taken aback by her boldness.
(d) He wishes she'd leave him alone.

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

4. As a young boy, how does Gogol feel about his name?
(a) He hates being Gogol Ganjuli.
(b) He wishes it was more American.
(c) He doesn't like it because he believes it marks him as different.
(d) He doesn't mind his name.

5. How does conversation at a party attended by Gogol and Moushumi at the home of a friend come around to the subject of names?
(a) They discover Gogol legally changed his name.
(b) They ask about Gogol and Moushumi's names.
(c) A couple is about to have a baby and is thinking about names.
(d) Moushumi offers that she kept her maiden name when she married.