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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?
(a) Grading papers for Moushumi's classes.
(b) Talking about shared childhood memories.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Watching television.

3. 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's never had a dog.
(d) That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.

4. What does the Ganguli family do on the eleventh day after Ashoke's death?
(a) They invite friends to mark the end of the mourning period.
(b) They ask them if there is anything of Ashoke's that they can use.
(c) They return to India with Ashoke's ashes.
(d) They dab themselves with mud and ashes for mourning.

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

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

7. What unexpected effect does the wedding have on Gogol and Moushumi?
(a) They feel effervescent and energized.
(b) They feel greater respect for their Indian heritage.
(c) They are worn out and just want to rest.
(d) It makes them realize how serious marriage truly is.

8. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?
(a) She's glad because soon Gogol and Maxine will marry.
(b) She refuses to admit he's living with a woman he's not married to.
(c) She doesn't like it but knows she must accept it.
(d) She constantly tells him he must not live with her.

9. What does Moushumi wear for her wedding?
(a) A traditional Indian sari.
(b) A dress chosen for her by her family as tradition decrees.
(c) A white flowing wedding dress.
(d) She wears a suit because she must return to work shortly.

10. What does the Ratliff's move to New Hampshire every year remind Gogol of?
(a) A three-ring circus.
(b) A well-organized military campaign.
(c) His family's preparations for a trip to Calcutta.
(d) A couple of kids sneaking away for a picnic.

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

12. How does Gogol feel about Maxine's actions the day after they meet?
(a) He is taken aback by her boldness.
(b) He wishes she'd leave him alone.
(c) He is curious because he's never met someone so shy.
(d) He is flattered by the boldness of her actions.

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

14. 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.

15. How does Ashima learn about Maxine?
(a) She corners Gogol and forces him to tell her.
(b) Maxine invites her to a party.
(c) Ashima asks Gogol's friends.
(d) Gogol tells her he's going on vacation to Maxine's New Hampshire home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname that Dimitri gave Moushumi?

2. What fact delights Moushumi as she begins her eighth semester at NYU?

3. What does Gogol do as soon as he gets the news of his father's death?

4. How does Gogol know that his mother is nervous about meeting Maxine?

5. Why does Gogol bring Maxine to his parents home?

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