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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book does Moushumi look for that was inscribed for her by Dimitri?
(a) The Red and the Black.
(b) Shakespeare's poems.
(c) A volume of love poems.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

3. What does Moushumi do with Dimitri's resume?
(a) She takes it home to show Gogol.
(b) She gives it to a professor with a strong recommendation.
(c) She makes a Xerox copy of it.
(d) She tears it into a hundred tiny pieces.

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 insults them by refusing to eat their Indian food.
(d) She ignores them, talking only to Gogol.

5. Why doesn't Gogol enjoy the trip to Paris with Moushumi as much as he expected?
(a) He misses his work and feels useless.
(b) He feels left out of Moushumi's circle of friends.
(c) He doesn't like the French culture.
(d) He worries about his mother alone and a widow.

6. Where had Moushumi been at the time of Ashoke's funeral?
(a) She was on an extended visit to India.
(b) At Brown University studying for her Ph.D.
(c) In Paris.
(d) Traveling extensively, something she'd always wanted to do.

7. What about New York City interests Gogol's parents?
(a) The cultural life of the city.
(b) The fact that it isn't as crowded as Calcutta.
(c) Nothing, they avoided going there.
(d) Friends and places to buy Indian groceries and saris.

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

9. How do the Ganguli children help their mother after their father's death?
(a) They work out a schedule and each takes turns helping her.
(b) Sonia moves in with her while Gogol visits often.
(c) Sonia isn't able to help but Gogol helps a lot.
(d) Gogol hates returning home, but Sonia makes up for his lack.

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

11. What does Gogol remember in the days after his first date with Moushumi?
(a) The way her hair blows in the wind.
(b) Things about her as a child that he'd forgotten.
(c) That he doesn't want to marry someone with a similar background to his.
(d) How she'd finished his sentences for him.

12. How does Gogol feel about his frequent visits to Maxine's home?
(a) He feels like he's effortlessly incorporated into their lives.
(b) He feels like they are only pretending to like him.
(c) He feels like he doesn't belong and never will.
(d) He is uncomfortable with their overly friendly attitude towards him.

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

14. What was the nickname that Dimitri gave Moushumi?
(a) Mouse
(b) Half Pint
(c) Dark Lady
(d) Gorgeous

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Moushumi walk out of a hair salon?

2. What had Moushumi's family done to find her a husband?

3. How often does Ashima see Ashoke while he's working in Ohio?

4. What does Maxine notice about Gogol when he plays with her dog?

5. What embarrasses Gogol about the meal his mother has prepared for his and Maxine's visit?

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