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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?
(a) Yes, because announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.
(b) Only if the child is in poor health and may not live long.
(c) No, because Indians believe names can wait.
(d) Yes, because a name is extrememely important in India.

2. What kind of part-time job does Ashima get in chapter 7?
(a) She helps out at the library.
(b) She works behind the counter at a nearby fast food place.
(c) She works for a home decorator as a consultant.
(d) She works as a translator.

3. Why doesn't Gogol bring things home from his father's apartment in Ohio for his mother?
(a) There's nothing of personal importance in the apartment.
(b) It's not their way.
(c) He doesn't want to make her cry.
(d) He doesn't have time to sort through things.

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

5. What happens when the Ganguli family enters the Dum Dum Airport?
(a) They are swallowed by hugs and kisses.
(b) They can't find their luggage.
(c) They are detained by security.
(d) They look for a taxi to carry them to their destination.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gogol do with the book his father gives him for his fourteenth birthday?

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

4. What does the school counselor say about Gogol missing so much school?

5. What does Ashima do with most of the gifts Gogol gets at his second birthday party?

(see the answer key)

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