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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maxine tell Gogol he should do while at his mother's house for the religious ceremony?
(a) She tells him that she will try to fit in with his culture.
(b) She tells him his family needs him and he should stay there for a while.
(c) She tells him that she now sees they are too different to be together permanently.
(d) She tells him he should get away and go to New Hampshire.

3. 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) His mother didn't care enough to prepare a nice meal.
(d) It's too spicy; Maxine doesn't like spicy food.

4. What does Ashoke tell Ashima is the reason he's in the hospital?
(a) He has a stomach ache, he thinks he ate some bad chicken.
(b) He has been coughing a lot and thinks it might be pneumonia.
(c) He fell and his coworkers rushed him to the hospital.
(d) He has unexplained leg cramps.

5. What catches Moushumi's eye as she goes through Alice's desk?
(a) A confused and confusing personal letter to Alices' husband.
(b) A schedule for Moushumi's classes.
(c) A sender's name typed on the upper left corner of a letter.
(d) A list of applicants Alice didn't finish going through.

6. Where do Moushumi and Gogol meet for their first date?
(a) At a bar that's small, dark, and silent.
(b) They meet in Central Park.
(c) At Gogol's apartment in New York City.
(d) At Ashima's house.

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

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

9. What does a waiter think when he sees Gogol and Moushumi together?
(a) That they are brother and sister.
(b) That they must be in love.
(c) That they must share a similar heritage.
(d) That they seem unhappy.

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

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

12. Who or what does Gogol fall in love with when he falls in love with Maxine?
(a) Her taste in houses because he's an architect.
(b) Her entire family and their lifestyle.
(c) Her friends because they are so like Maxine.
(d) Her dog Silas.

13. 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.

14. How does conversation at a party attended by Gogol and Moushumi at the home of a friend come around to the subject of names?
(a) They ask about Gogol and Moushumi's names.
(b) They discover Gogol legally changed his name.
(c) Moushumi offers that she kept her maiden name when she married.
(d) A couple is about to have a baby and is thinking about names.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ashima feel about Gogol's living with Maxine?

2. How had Moushumi become engaged before meeting Gogol?

3. What does Gogol do after window shopping with Moushumi?

4. How has Dimitri changed since Moushumi first met him?

5. How does Ashima learn about Maxine?

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