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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What's the first thing that causes Ashima and Ashoke to suspect she's pregnant?
(a) She gains weight quickly, which makes them suspect pregnancy.
(b) She throws up after breakfast.
(c) She accuses Ashoke of substituting salt for sugar.
(d) She faints.

2. What two kinds of names do children in India usually receive?
(a) Family names and nicknames.
(b) Pet names and good names.
(c) Names to be spoken and names never to be said out loud.
(d) Formal names and informal names.

3. In India, is it necessary to come up with a name for a child immediately after birth?
(a) Yes, because a name is extrememely important in India.
(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 announcements cannot be sent out until the child has a name.

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

5. What does Ashima do immediately after she gives birth to Gogol?
(a) She gives thanks for a healthy child.
(b) She cries from the pain.
(c) She asks the nurse to give her child to her immediately.
(d) She begins to shiver profoundly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashoke do that reminds Ashima of the time he visited her parents' home?

2. What error in speech does Ashima make when talking with the nurse?

3. What kind of name does Ashoke consider Gogol to be when he chooses it for his son?

4. How does a book save Ashoke's life?

5. What terrifies Ashima about having a child?

(see the answer key)

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