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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What happens while Moushumi and Gogol make love for the first time?
(a) Dinner burns and they must order something in.
(b) The neighbor's cat comes in through the window.
(c) The phone rings and it's Gogol's mother.
(d) The door is open and a neighbor comes in to visit.

4. Why doesn't Gogol bring things home from his father's apartment in Ohio for his mother?
(a) It's not their way.
(b) There's nothing of personal importance in the apartment.
(c) He doesn't want to make her cry.
(d) He doesn't have time to sort through things.

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

6. What do Moushumi and Gogol talk about on their first date?
(a) How much they both hated their family's traditions.
(b) Times growing up that they were together.
(c) Their careers and their educations.
(d) Mutual friends.

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

8. How does Gogol feel when he and Moushumi return from Paris to America and attend parties?
(a) He feels guilty that Moushumi is left out but he figures it's her turn.
(b) He is relieved to have his wife back.
(c) He wishes they were still in Paris; at least people spoke to him there.
(d) He still feels left out because they are Moushumi's friends.

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

10. What does Ashima do before Christmas while Ashoke is in Ohio?
(a) She makes her own Christmas cards.
(b) She gets to know her neighbors better.
(c) She sits in the dark and misses her husband.
(d) She hires a maid just to have someone around.

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

12. What do most of their Indian friends give the couple as wedding presents?
(a) A wide assortment of upscale gifts.
(b) Incense and other reminders of their Indian heritage.
(c) Gifts of money.
(d) Useful household items.

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

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

15. How has Dimitri changed since Moushumi first met him?
(a) Unlike when they first met, he's attentive.
(b) He's finally achieved the self-confidence he always wanted.
(c) Some gray has come into his hair and some lines are around his mouth and eyes.
(d) She doesn't see any changes at all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of daily routine do Gogol and Maxine follow at the summer home in New Hampshire?

3. What does Ashoke tell Ashima is the reason he's in the hospital?

4. Why do Moushumi and Gogol go to Paris after they are married?

5. What does the Ganguli family do on the eleventh day after Ashoke's death?

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