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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else visits the baby Gogol in the hospital?
(a) Neighbors of the Gangulis.
(b) A couple the Gangulis met and a professor friend of Ashoke.
(c) Ashoke's fellow students from college.
(d) No one, they don't know anyone in America yet.

2. How does Ashima react to Gogol's time in pre-school?
(a) She finds herself at long last with time for herself.
(b) She wishes she could learn alongside him.
(c) She is despondent, unused to being alone all over again.
(d) She is concerned that he will forget his Indian heritage.

3. What does Maxine tell Gogol to do while in Ohio that he doesn't do after all?
(a) Get out of the apartment and check into a hotel.
(b) Pick out some mememtos for himself.
(c) Spend some time remembering good times with his father.
(d) Take any leftover clothing to Good Will.

4. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?
(a) They talk every evening by phone so she expects it.
(b) She expects it to be Sonia, they talk often.
(c) She is used to surprises.
(d) She doesn't expect it to be him, they seldom call each other.

5. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?
(a) She has no problems such as when she had Gogol.
(b) She is constantly sick and smells bother her a lot.
(c) She is sick but doesn't let that slow her down.
(d) She is in serious danger of having a miscarriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two kinds of parties does Gogol have for his fourteenth birthday?

3. Who does Gogol meet on a train coming home from school during his freshman year in college?

4. How does Gogol feel after leaving the courthouse with a changed name?

5. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?

(see the answer key)

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