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

2. How is the Ratliff's house in New Hampshire different from the one in New York City?
(a) It's not, it's very similar, showing their taste in every piece of furniture.
(b) It's a typical summer home with no personality at all.
(c) The windows are always open, unlike in New York City.
(d) It's the complete opposite, dark, musty and full of primitive furniture.

3. What does Gogol get Moushumi as a Christmas gift?
(a) Plane tickets.
(b) A set of encyclopedias.
(c) An expensive silk scarf she's admired.
(d) A weekend at a spa.

4. What book does Moushumi look for that was inscribed for her by Dimitri?
(a) Gone With the Wind.
(b) Shakespeare's poems.
(c) A volume of love poems.
(d) The Red and the Black.

5. Why can't Ashima get hold of Gogol to tell him of his father's death?
(a) Maxine doesn't like Gogol talking to his family, so he doesn't.
(b) Gogol doesn't return his mother's phone calls.
(c) The phone lines are down.
(d) Gogol is out of town and no one knows where he is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Gogol bring Maxine to his parents home?

3. How does Gogol feel when he and Moushumi return from Paris to America and attend parties?

4. What about New York City interests Gogol's parents?

5. How does Gogol feel about Maxine's actions the day after they meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Do Gogol and Mushumi marry immediately after meeting?

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

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

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

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

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

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