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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?
(a) He imagined Nur would be a solitary man.
(b) He has very few visitors.
(c) They are old old intellectuals.
(d) The people are stiff and boring.

2. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?
(a) He quietly leaves the room.
(b) He sings the child a lullaby.
(c) He helps Nur up and brings him back to his friends.
(d) He cleans Nur's vomit.

3. Where does Murad live?
(a) Mirpore.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Pune.
(d) Mumbai.

4. Who is Nur?
(a) Murad's father.
(b) Deven's father-in-law.
(c) The college principal.
(d) An Urdu poet.

5. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?
(a) Leaches.
(b) Inspirations.
(c) Lifelong friends.
(d) Worshippers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?

2. What does Deven wonder about regarding the paper he used to clean up Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?

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

4. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?

5. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?

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