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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Moushumi become engaged before meeting Gogol?
(a) She'd asked her lover to marry her and he'd accepted.
(b) Her parents arranged the marriage.
(c) Graham had gotten on his knees and proposed just like in the movies.
(d) They'd realized they couldn't continue on as they were doing and just decided to marry.

2. What catches Moushumi's eye as she goes through Alice's desk?
(a) A list of applicants Alice didn't finish going through.
(b) A confused and confusing personal letter to Alices' husband.
(c) A schedule for Moushumi's classes.
(d) A sender's name typed on the upper left corner of a letter.

3. What happens while Moushumi and Gogol make love for the first time?
(a) Dinner burns and they must order something in.
(b) The phone rings and it's Gogol's mother.
(c) The neighbor's cat comes in through the window.
(d) The door is open and a neighbor comes in to visit.

4. Where do Moushumi and Dimitri first meet for lunch?
(a) His apartment.
(b) A cafe near the train station because they are both in a hurry.
(c) A cafe they both remember fondly.
(d) A park where they share bag lunches.

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

6. Was Moushumi's fiance comfortable with her Indian heritage?
(a) He loved the customs of her people.
(b) He seemed to be while he was in India visiting her relatives.
(c) He wouldn't have anything to do with foreign customs.
(d) He was wary of her heritage from the start and said so.

7. Why did Moushumi walk out of a hair salon?
(a) She'd been told immigrants weren't welcome.
(b) Something about the stylist's expression had felt insulting.
(c) A person she disliked was already there having her hair done.
(d) The stylist didn't know how to do the style she wanted.

8. What do Moushumi and Gogol do during their free time after they are husband and wife?
(a) They spend time at the beach with their friends.
(b) They shop for items for their apartment.
(c) They visit their families.
(d) They take night classes to keep their licenses current.

9. 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) The windows are always open, unlike in New York City.
(c) It's the complete opposite, dark, musty and full of primitive furniture.
(d) It's a typical summer home with no personality at all.

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

11. What does Maxine notice about Gogol when he plays with her dog?
(a) That he doesn't know how to throw a ball to a dog.
(b) That he's never had a dog.
(c) That he's intrigued by Silas.
(d) That he's afraid of dogs.

12. What kind of wedding do Gogol and Moushumi decide on?
(a) A small wedding at Moushumi's family home.
(b) A typical American wedding like their friends have had.
(c) A traditional Indian wedding with some differences.
(d) They marry in the courthouse during their lunch hour.

13. Who or what does Gogol fall in love with when he falls in love with Maxine?
(a) Her taste in houses because he's an architect.
(b) Her dog Silas.
(c) Her friends because they are so like Maxine.
(d) Her entire family and their lifestyle.

14. How does Ashima learn that her husband has died?
(a) Gogol tells her as gently as he knows how.
(b) The hospital calls and says he has expired.
(c) Sonia learns first and tells her mother.
(d) She calls the hospital and insists on speaking with Ashoke.

15. What happened to one of the administrative assistants at NYU?
(a) She was turned down for pregnancy leave.
(b) She had an aneurysm and died.
(c) She was caught pilfering money.
(d) She was fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname that Dimitri gave Moushumi?

2. How has Dimitri changed since Moushumi first met him?

3. What kind of part-time job does Ashima get in chapter 7?

4. Who wants to introduce Gogol to a girl he used to know as a child?

5. Why doesn't Gogol bring things home from his father's apartment in Ohio for his mother?

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