1. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?
(a) The conversation on the train before the train wreck.
(b) That he'd not wanted children so soon.
(c) That he has a meeting and must soon leave for a while.
(d) How beautiful Ashima had been when they first met.

2. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?
(a) She uses the wrong word for baby.
(b) She slips into her native tongue without realizing it.
(c) She forgets to use the plural when mentioning toes and fingers.
(d) None, English was her best subject in Calcutta.

3. What difference does Ashima notice in her days before and after Gogol's birth?
(a) Now she can't seem to organize her days.
(b) Now she isn't the center of attention when Ashoke is home.
(c) Now friends stop by at all hours to see Gogol.
(d) Now she has something to occupy her time.

4. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?
(a) Be glad he has family that loves him.
(b) Read widely as that is the same as traveling the world.
(c) Travel and see the world.
(d) Meet the mans' family at the end of the trip.

5. What did Ashima do upon first meeting Ashoke when he visited her family home in India?
(a) She asked him about his travels, especially about America.
(b) She impulsively stepped into the strange American shoes at the door.
(c) She said she didn't want to meet anyone from America.
(d) She changed into her most beautiful sari before meeting him.