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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Moushumi's friends decide about names?
(a) No matter what the name, it eventually seems to suit.
(b) They wish their culture had as beautiful names as Indian ones.
(c) They will wait until the child is born and then decide.
(d) There is no perfect name.

2. What kind of wedding do Gogol and Moushumi decide on?
(a) They marry in the courthouse during their lunch hour.
(b) A typical American wedding like their friends have had.
(c) A small wedding at Moushumi's family home.
(d) A traditional Indian wedding with some differences.

3. How do Maxine's parents react to Gogol when he meets them?
(a) They are intrigued by him.
(b) They don't react any way, he's just another of Maxine's friends.
(c) They are too polite to say so but they dislike him.
(d) They think he looks like a recent immigrant from India.

4. What do Maxine's parents do for Gogol while in New Hampshire?
(a) They initiate him into the American ritual of Sunday afternoon football.
(b) They introduce him to an architect who can advance his career.
(c) They teach him how to play golf and tennis.
(d) They throw a party just for him.

5. How do Gogol and Moushumi dress for their wedding reception?
(a) They dress for warm weather for their honeymoon.
(b) They revert to traditional Indian dress.
(c) They wear formal Western clothes.
(d) They are comfortable in casual clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do guests say about Sonia at the rice ceremony?

2. What is Ashima's second pregnancy like?

3. How does Ashima learn about Maxine?

4. How does Gogol feel when he and Moushumi return from Paris to America and attend parties?

5. What appearance does the Ganguli home present to a casual observer?

(see the answer key)

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