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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) Nur's son.
(b) Nur's grandson.
(c) An orphan.
(d) The servants son.

2. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

3. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?
(a) He barely knows Murad.
(b) Murad is old and senile.
(c) Murad has let him down many times before.
(d) Murad does not know anything about Nur.

4. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He leaves the house.
(b) He stays and eats with his friends.
(c) He follows Nur.
(d) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.

5. Who is the author of In Custody?
(a) Anita Desai.
(b) Desa Andrews.
(c) Amanda Daniels.
(d) Drew Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?

2. Why did Deven's mother send him to live in Delhi when he was young?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?

4. In what ways were Murad and Deven different when they were young?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

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