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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maxine notice about Gogol when he plays with her dog?
(a) That he's afraid of dogs.
(b) That he's intrigued by Silas.
(c) That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.
(d) That he's never had a dog.

2. What does Moushumi tell friends her name means?
(a) A jewel of great price.
(b) A woman of mystery and night.
(c) A dark-haired beauty.
(d) A damp, southwesterly breeze.

3. How does Ashima learn that her husband has died?
(a) Sonia learns first and tells her mother.
(b) She calls the hospital and insists on speaking with Ashoke.
(c) The hospital calls and says he has expired.
(d) Gogol tells her as gently as he knows how.

4. How does Maxine treat Gogol's parents when they visit on their way to New Hampshire?
(a) She asks questions that are much too personal.
(b) She is polite and draws them out in conversation.
(c) She ignores them, talking only to Gogol.
(d) She insults them by refusing to eat their Indian food.

5. What embarrasses Gogol about the meal his mother has prepared for his and Maxine's visit?
(a) There is too much food and it's too rich for the warm weather.
(b) It's not the kind of food Maxine is used to.
(c) It's too spicy; Maxine doesn't like spicy food.
(d) His mother didn't care enough to prepare a nice meal.

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

7. What does Gogol do as soon as he gets the news of his father's death?
(a) He tells Sonia he can't get away and asks her to take care of things.
(b) He flies to Ohio to take care of things.
(c) He tries and fails to get time off from work.
(d) He rushes home to comfort his mother.

8. What fact delights Moushumi as she begins her eighth semester at NYU?
(a) She will never again in her life take a class.
(b) She's at the top of her class.
(c) She prefers her classmates over everyone else she'd ever met.
(d) She's welcomed back by everyone she meets.

9. What happened to Gogol's relationship with Maxine after his father died?
(a) They each began seeing other people.
(b) He stepped out of her life after many arguments.
(c) Their relationship grew stronger.
(d) They became bored with each other and separated.

10. What does Gogol ask Moushumi at the end of their first date?
(a) How soon can he see her again?
(b) Is she as lonely as he is?
(c) Should they make their parents happy and see each other again?
(d) Was the date the disaster each expected?

11. What kind of daily routine do Gogol and Maxine follow at the summer home in New Hampshire?
(a) They follow the routine set by Maxine's parents.
(b) They go swimming every morning early, before dawn.
(c) There is no routine, each day is strikingly different from all others.
(d) The days assume a pattern though there's nothing in particular to do.

12. Why does Ashima insist Gogol come home for a visit?
(a) Because he's drifting farther and farther away from his roots.
(b) Because Ashoke is leaving for a project in Ohio.
(c) Because she wants him to meet Sonia's new boyfriend.
(d) Because she hasn't seen him and misses him.

13. How often does Ashima see Ashoke while he's working in Ohio?
(a) Every three weekends he comes home.
(b) Every weekend, though it is expensive that often.
(c) Once a month, it's all the time off he can get.
(d) His job doesn't allow for him to come home at all.

14. Why does Ashima make her own Christmas cards?
(a) She likes the idea of putting her own personality into them.
(b) It's an idea she got from the book section of the library.
(c) She figures she'll save money this way.
(d) It's a project for a club she belongs to.

15. Who wants to introduce Gogol to a girl he used to know as a child?
(a) His sister Sonia.
(b) A neighbor who knew them both as a child.
(c) His mother Ashima.
(d) His coworkers who met her recently at a party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what does Gogol fall in love with when he falls in love with Maxine?

2. How did Moushumi's engagement end?

3. How do the Ganguli children help their mother after their father's death?

4. Why can't Ashima get hold of Gogol to tell him of his father's death?

5. How do Gogol and Moushumi dress for their wedding reception?

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