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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 happened to Gogol's relationship with Maxine after his father died?
2. What are Moushumi and Gogol doing when he kisses her in her apartment?
3. What catches Moushumi's eye as she goes through Alice's desk?
4. Why is it important to Moushumi to know that she is still capable of living on her own?
5. How does Gogol receive news of his father's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Gogol and Mushumi react to one another after all this time?
2. Why does Gogol agree to visit his family when he'd rather go to New Hampshire with Maxine's family?
3. What does Ashima do by herself with her husband in Ohio?
4. How does Gogol feel about Maxine's family?
5. Do Gogol and Mushumi marry immediately after meeting?
6. How does Gogol plan to present Moushumi with the tickets?
7. Why does Ashima not fight her childrens' desires to live far away?
8. What does Gogol do after graduating from college?
9. What bothers Gogol when he goes to Paris with Moushumi when she lectures there?
10. What happens when Gogol takes Maxine to meet his family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the marriage of Ashim and Ashoke Ganguli different from most American marriages? Cite examples to support your answer. Discuss some advantages or disadvantages of each kind of marriage as described in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The author's previous book is a book of short stories. Some of the criticism of this book is that it is jerky and seems more like a collection of short stories than a novel. Cite examples from the book that you believe led to this criticism. Do you agree that the plot movement is jerky? Why or why not? Cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses the character of Gogol's sister Sonia as a counterpoint to Gogol's character. Follow the development of her character throughout the book and show how her character differed from Gogol's and what the author accomplished through Sonia's character. Cite examples from the book to support your answer.
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