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

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

3. 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 she wants him to meet Sonia's new boyfriend.
(d) Because he's drifting farther and farther away from his roots.

4. What kind of wedding do Gogol and Moushumi decide on?
(a) A small wedding at Moushumi's family home.
(b) They marry in the courthouse during their lunch hour.
(c) A typical American wedding like their friends have had.
(d) A traditional Indian wedding with some differences.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maxine tell Gogol to do while in Ohio that he doesn't do after all?

3. What unexpected effect does the wedding have on Gogol and Moushumi?

4. How does Gogol meet Maxine?

5. Why isn't Ashima alarmed when Ashoke calls her in the evening when he is sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gogol feel about Maxine's family?

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

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

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

6. Why does Ashima not fight her childrens' desires to live far away?

7. What do the Ratliffs do for Gogol in New Hampshire?

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

9. What do Moushumi and Dimitri do when they meet?

10. What kind of wedding do Gogol and Moushumi have?

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