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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. Was Moushumi's fiance comfortable with her Indian heritage?
(a) He wouldn't have anything to do with foreign customs.
(b) He was wary of her heritage from the start and said so.
(c) He seemed to be while he was in India visiting her relatives.
(d) He loved the customs of her people.

2. Where did Moushumi live while growing up?
(a) In England and America.
(b) They traveled the world during her childhood.
(c) In India and America.
(d) They always lived in America.

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

4. Why do Moushumi and Gogol go to Paris after they are married?
(a) Moushumi is asked to lecture there.
(b) It's a long-delayed honeymoon.
(c) Moushumi's father is there, they visit him and his new wife.
(d) Moushumi loves the city so Gogol suggests a trip there.

5. 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 Ashima's house.
(d) At Gogol's apartment in New York City.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ashima make her own Christmas cards?

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

4. What happened to Gogol's relationship with Maxine after his father died?

5. Why doesn't Gogol enjoy the trip to Paris with Moushumi as much as he expected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Gogol when he goes to Paris with Moushumi when she lectures there?

2. Why does Gogol agree to visit his family when he'd rather go to New Hampshire with Maxine's family?

3. When bothers Gogol after he and Moushumi return to New York after a trip to Paris?

4. What happens the day after Gogol meets a girl named Maxine?

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

6. How do Gogol and Mushumi react to one another after all this time?

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

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

9. What call does Ashima get while working on the Christmas cards?

10. Do Gogol and Mushumi marry immediately after meeting?

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