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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ashima's initial reaction to her first home in America?
(a) She was delighted with the sunny, spacious rooms.
(b) She didn't like the neighbors.
(c) It was not at all what she had expected.
(d) It was smaller than Ashoke had described.

2. Where do women in India go to have babies?
(a) Home to their family.
(b) They stay home and have help from their mother-in-law.
(c) The maternity ward in a hospital.
(d) An obstetrical clinic.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashoke remember when he and Ashima bring Gogol home?

2. After the train wreck, what did Ashoke do which he believes saved his life?

3. What does the nurse do when Ashoke and Ashima are first together with their child?

4. What changes about the planned visit to India when Gogol is about a year old?

5. What does the man who lends Ashoke the book on the train tell him that he should do?

(see the answer key)

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