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

2. How do Maxine's parents react to Gogol when he meets them?
(a) They don't react any way, he's just another of Maxine's friends.
(b) They are too polite to say so but they dislike him.
(c) They are intrigued by him.
(d) They think he looks like a recent immigrant from India.

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

4. 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) A couple is about to have a baby and is thinking about names.
(c) They discover Gogol legally changed his name.
(d) Moushumi offers that she kept her maiden name when she married.

5. How do Gogol and Moushumi dress for their wedding reception?
(a) They wear formal Western clothes.
(b) They dress for warm weather for their honeymoon.
(c) They revert to traditional Indian dress.
(d) They are comfortable in casual clothes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What fact delights Moushumi as she begins her eighth semester at NYU?

4. What was the nickname that Dimitri gave Moushumi?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Gogol breaks off his relationship with Maxine, who does his mother introduce him to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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