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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 does Gogol bring Maxine to his parents home?
(a) Because Maxine is curious about how people from India live.
(b) It's on their way to New Hampshire.
(c) Maxine wants to meet Gogol's parents.
(d) Gogol knows his mother won't rest until she meets Maxine.

2. How does Gogol meet Maxine?
(a) His parents arrange a meeting because he's old enough to marry.
(b) He bumps into her on the sidewalk and they laugh about it.
(c) Coworkers invite him to a party she also attends.
(d) She sees him and is interested and arranges a meeting.

3. What does Moushumi tell friends her name means?
(a) A damp, southwesterly breeze.
(b) A dark-haired beauty.
(c) A jewel of great price.
(d) A woman of mystery and night.

4. What fact delights Moushumi as she begins her eighth semester at NYU?
(a) She's welcomed back by everyone she meets.
(b) She prefers her classmates over everyone else she'd ever met.
(c) She will never again in her life take a class.
(d) She's at the top of her class.

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) Is she as lonely as he is?
(d) Should they make their parents happy and see each other again?

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?

2. Where had Moushumi been at the time of Ashoke's funeral?

3. How does Gogol know that his mother is nervous about meeting Maxine?

4. What kind of daily routine do Gogol and Maxine follow at the summer home in New Hampshire?

5. Was Moushumi's fiance comfortable with her Indian heritage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Gogol and Moushumi have in common when they first meet?

3. Do Gogol and Mushumi marry immediately after meeting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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