1. Why doesn't Ashoke explain how Gogol came about his name when he gives him the book by Nikoli Gogol?
(a) He sees that Gogol is interested in other things.
(b) He feels Gogol should figure it out on his own.
(c) He doesn't like the person his son has become.
(d) He doesn't want Gogol to know about the terrible train wreck Ashoke was in.

2. What does Gogol think when his parents tell him they are going to India for eight months?
(a) That they are joking.
(b) That they are homesick.
(c) That they think he's become too American.
(d) That they are doing it only to acquaint him and Sonia with India.

3. Why does Ashima make her own Christmas cards?
(a) It's a project for a club she belongs to.
(b) She likes the idea of putting her own personality into them.
(c) She figures she'll save money this way.
(d) It's an idea she got from the book section of the library.

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

5. How do Gogol's parents explain his lack of an alternative identity to friends in India?
(a) They say they forgot such things after living in America.
(b) They say alternative identities are not used in America.
(c) They say the law about names in America makes such identities difficult if not impossible.
(d) They tell people he would only respond to Gogol.