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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Deven poetry torn to pieces.
(b) A letter from Murad.
(c) A postcard from Nur.
(d) A letter saying she is leaving him.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?
(a) Work less.
(b) Drink and smoke less.
(c) Clean up around the house.
(d) Make more money.

3. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?
(a) Deven tells Murad to interview Nur himself.
(b) Deven does not understand what Murad is saying.
(c) Deven refuses Murad's suggestion.
(d) He feels Deven cannot think for himself.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?
(a) He says Deven has come to speak for him.
(b) He says Deven has come to serve him.
(c) He says Deven has come to massage him.
(d) He says Deven has come to be his apprentice.

5. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?

2. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

3. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

4. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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