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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 Gogol sense about Maxine's reaction to the neighborhood where he lives?
(a) That she feels at home in the normal, suburban environment.
(b) That she's horrified by the wide-open spaces and yards.
(c) That the landscape is foreign to her.
(d) That she doesn't like the style of the buildings.

2. What was the nickname that Dimitri gave Moushumi?
(a) Mouse
(b) Dark Lady
(c) Half Pint
(d) Gorgeous

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

4. Who does Ashima try to contact first after learning of Ashoke's death?
(a) Gogol.
(b) Sonia.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Her family in India.

5. What does Moushumi do with Dimitri's resume?
(a) She takes it home to show Gogol.
(b) She gives it to a professor with a strong recommendation.
(c) She makes a Xerox copy of it.
(d) She tears it into a hundred tiny pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moushumi tell friends her name means?

2. Who or what does Gogol fall in love with when he falls in love with Maxine?

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

4. How does Ashima feel about Gogol having a girlfriend?

5. What embarrasses Gogol about the meal his mother has prepared for his and Maxine's visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gogol do after graduating from college?

3. What happens when Gogol takes Maxine to meet his family?

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

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

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

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

8. Do Gogol and Mushumi marry immediately after meeting?

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

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

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