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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5 .

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) An orphan.
(c) Nur's grandson.
(d) The servants son.

2. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?
(a) Deven.
(b) Murad.
(c) Deven's father.
(d) Nur.

3. What does Nur ask him when he first sees Deven in Chapter 5 and Deven tells him he is there per Nur's invitation?
(a) Why he thinks Nur invited him.
(b) If he is going to be his secretary.
(c) If Murad will be joining him.
(d) If he brought his family as requested.

4. What does Deven wonder about regarding the paper he used to clean up Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) If it might have had Nur's poetry on it.
(b) If he might get sick from touching it.
(c) If he could have sold it to Nur's fans.
(d) If he should have brought it too Murad.

5. What is the special occasion on Deven's second visit to Nur's home in Chapter 5?
(a) Imtiaz's birthday.
(b) Nur's birthday.
(c) Nur's son's birthday.
(d) Deven's birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Deven's occupation?

2. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?

3. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?

4. Who does Deven describe as a lover of Urdu poetry and the person who taught him Urdu?

5. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?

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