Moushumi
Who is the person who dies on Moushumi's first day at the University?
Alice was the person who passes away on Moushumi's first day at work
What does Gogol wear on Moushumi and his first year anniversary date?
A moss-colored shirt with a darker green Nehru collar given by Moushumi.
What languages did Dimitri teach as a professor?
Comparative Literature in German and French
Where did everyone go the day after Thanksgiving?
Bonus points: Why did they go?
Jackson's Heights
To the Halal butcher's where their mothers can stock up on the meats.
How much did the tourquoise sandals cost when Gogol and Moushumi are out for their stroll?
$500 were the price.
What was Moushumi's nickname given from Dimitri?
Mouse
Where does Gogol go to celebrate Christmas? (hint:- He does not like where he is going...)
The Pemberton Road house.
When did Moushumi first meet Dimitri?
In her final months of high school
His name is Ben
What was Astrid's baby's name?
Esme
Where does Moushumi find Dimitri's résumé and a cover letter?
She finds it in Alice's desk while cleaning it.
"Ugly or beautiful?"
What copy of book was Dimitri holding when Moushumi first approached him
What is the name of the CD album Gogol plays when he tries working on his unfinished design plan?
Abbey Road
Where did everyone celebrate Thankgiving?
What was Gogol's first anniversary gift to Moushumi?
A lilac pashima shawl
What does Gogol find on Moushumi's side of the bed when he wakes up late?
An untidy pile of books a magazines, bottle of lavender room spray, and the tortoiseshell barrette
What was Dimitri wearing when Moushumi and him first met?
A white button-down shirt and faded Levi's
What does Gogol buy at the Egyptian restaurant
A falafel and a coffee
What ethnicities is Ben and where was be born?
Half-Jewish, half-Chinese, and was born in Newton.
Why did Moushumi get on the bus that led to the eventual meeting with Dimitri?
She and a friend were invited to a students coalition from the university. The coalition was a march in Washington protesting apartheid in South Africa.
What is an event that happens at the end of the week that Gogol is not looking forward to?
The fourth anniversary of his father, Ashoke's death
How does Lahiri describe Dimitri when Moushumi first met him?
"He was wiry, slight, with a small, downward-sloping eyes and an intellectual, ravaged-looking face..." (p.274, Lahiri)
What does Astrid say about Gogol Moushumi a day before the anniversary date?
She tell Moushumi that she does not see Moushumi with an Indian guy
How did Ben and Sonia meet?
Ben and Sonia met in a café in Newbury street.