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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?
(a) Ride his bike.
(b) Play music.
(c) Write in Urdu.
(d) Paint.

2. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?
(a) She is joyous.
(b) She is enraged.
(c) She is placid.
(d) She is drunk.

3. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?
(a) He says Deven is wasting his talents teaching Hindi.
(b) He says Deven is in love with Hindi.
(c) He says he understands teaching Hindi is a means to an end for Deven.
(d) He says Hindi is the ruler and Deven is its slave.

4. What subject does Deven teach at the university?
(a) Math.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Urdu.

5. Where does Deven live?
(a) Pune.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Mirpore.
(d) Mumbai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?

2. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?

3. Who does Nur tell his servant to wake so they can sing for his guests?

4. What happens on the balcony just as Deven is about to ask Nur if he can interview him?

5. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

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