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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will name Ashoke and Ashima's baby?
(a) They will ask an American because they want an American name.
(b) Ashoke, because Indian fathers always name their children.
(c) They have asked Ashoke's relatives in India to come up with a suitable name.
(d) Ashima's grandmother.

2. Why doesn't Ashoke explain how Gogol came about his name when he gives him the book by Nikoli Gogol?
(a) He feels Gogol should figure it out on his own.
(b) He sees that Gogol is interested in other things.
(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.

3. What kind of gifts does Gogol get at his second birthday party?
(a) Dictionaries, calculators, sweaters, and pens.
(b) Baseballs, footballs and soccer balls.
(c) Mementos of India.
(d) Trading cards for his collection.

4. What does Gogol's father say after giving him a special gift for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) He hopes Gogol likes it because it was rather expensive.
(b) Nothing because he sees Gogol has ignored similar gifts.
(c) He hopes Gogol doesn't forget his Indian heritage.
(d) He hopes Gogol uses it wisely.

5. Why does the principal finally end up registering Gogol by his pet name?
(a) She says the name on his birth certificate is his proper name.
(b) She feels Gogol is closer to an American name than Nikhil.
(c) He doesn't want to be called by any other name.
(d) She doesn't understand Indian culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gogol/Nakhil feel when people who used to call him Gogol use his new name?

2. Are there many children about Gogol''s age at his second birthday party?

3. Why is Ashima embarrassed to wear a hospital gown?

4. What kind of people are Ashima's neighbors in her first home in America?

5. What is the one complication about Gogol/Nikhil's new name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Ashima's grandmother name their grandchild as Ashima and Ashoke requested?

2. What type of home do the Gangulis settle down in to raise their family?

3. What job is Ashoke offered after finishing his college studies?

4. Why doesn't the school call Gogol by the name Nikhil?

5. What does Ashoke think about while Ashima is in labor?

6. At college after changing his name, how does Gogol react to being called by his new name?

7. What does Gogol decide to do when he turns eighteen?

8. Why doesn't Gogol look forward to his fourteenth birthday party?

9. What does Ashima think about while in labor?

10. What happens when Gogol takes an English class in high school?

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