1. What kind of home does Gogol live in as an infant?
(a) A two-story Georgian home the Ganguli family purchased.
(b) A sunny, comfortable home shared by three immigrant families.
(c) An apartment in the slums, surrounded by noisy neighbors.
(d) A fully furnished apartment near Harvard and MIT.

2. How do the Ganguli family friends react to the news of Ashoke's death?
(a) They all respond with visits, calls, and cards.
(b) They are shocked and don't know what to say.
(c) They take turns helping with household chores.
(d) They tell the Ganguli family that they can now return to India.

3. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?
(a) He doesn't feel like a Nikhil.
(b) He can't remember to respond to his new name.
(c) He forgets and signs his old name every so often.
(d) He only wishes he'd done it years earlier.

4. What does Ashoke tell Ashima is the reason he's in the hospital?
(a) He fell and his coworkers rushed him to the hospital.
(b) He has been coughing a lot and thinks it might be pneumonia.
(c) He has unexplained leg cramps.
(d) He has a stomach ache, he thinks he ate some bad chicken.

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