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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gogol get Moushumi as a Christmas gift?

2. What do most of their Indian friends give the couple as wedding presents?

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

4. What does Moushumi wear for her wedding?

5. How does Ashima learn about Maxine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What bothers Gogol when he goes to Paris with Moushumi when she lectures there?

10. What does Gogol do after graduating from college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ganguli family lifestyle is central to the story. Compare and contrast the Ganguli family's lifestyle to the lifestyle of the Ratliffs. Cite examples from the novel that show differences and explain how those differences are important to the story.

Essay Topic 2

How does Gogol's and his father's relationship change throughout the story? Where do they start, and where do they end up? What changes do they experience in that relationship? Trace their relationship throughout the book. Cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author chooses to use a common third-person voice for the narrative, but tells the story as if in the present. This is not common in literature. Tell whether you think this works well for this story. Tell why or why not and support you case by citing examples from the book that you feel are best told this way or that would be better told differently.

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