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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 he should get away and go to New Hampshire.
(c) She tells him his family needs him and he should stay there for a while.
(d) She tells him that she now sees they are too different to be together permanently.

3. 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 dab themselves with mud and ashes for mourning.
(c) They return to India with Ashoke's ashes.
(d) They ask them if there is anything of Ashoke's that they can use.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to one of the administrative assistants at NYU?

3. What does Ashima do before Christmas while Ashoke is in Ohio?

4. How does Maxine treat Gogol's parents when they visit on their way to New Hampshire?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gogol finally learn about his father's death?

2. What does Moushumi reveal about her past that she finds humiliating?

3. What does Ashima do by herself with her husband in Ohio?

4. What happens to change a friendly evening into an intimate encounter between Mushumi and Gogol?

5. What does Moushumi do while married to Gogol and feeling discontented with life?

6. How does Gogol plan to present Moushumi with the tickets?

7. What do Gogol and Moushumi decide to do with the money they receive as wedding presents?

8. Why doesn't Gogol know immediately of his father's death?

9. What does Gogol do for Moushumi's Christmas gift?

10. What does Gogol do when he learns of his father's death?

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