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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?
(a) Bright and lively.
(b) Sparse and gloomy.
(c) Neat and orderly.
(d) Elegant and regal.

2. Why does Deven refuse to listen to the recordings of Nur after the first night?
(a) He dislikes tape recordings.
(b) He trusts that Chiku did a good job.
(c) He is frustrated and cannot bare to listen to them.
(d) He is too drunk to pay attention.

3. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?
(a) She tells her to leave and calls her a "bitch."
(b) She tells her she is right and suggests Nur leave.
(c) She tells her to treat their husband with respect and honor.
(d) She tells her she should be thankful to have a place to live.

4. Where is the room Deven is using to meet with Nur located?
(a) In the back of a courtyard.
(b) At the top floor of a brothel.
(c) On the second floor of a cafe.
(d) In a vacant hospital room.

5. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?
(a) Himself on his death bed.
(b) Nur.
(c) Murad.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Deven sitting by his side, what does Chiku do during the interview with Nur?

2. What excuse does Nur give his wife for not feeling well the first night Deven meets him?

3. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?

4. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?

5. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?

(see the answer key)

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