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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?
(a) He puts it in his pocket.
(b) He leaves it on Nur's bedroom floor.
(c) He puts it in Nur's mailbox.
(d) He throws it in the gutter.

2. What does Murad say they can afford with the funding Deven has received from the college for the tape recorder?
(a) None at all.
(b) The best of the best.
(c) The cheapest, worst model.
(d) One for Deven and one for Murad.

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. Who does Nur tell his servant to wake so they can sing for his guests?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His landlord.
(d) His sister.

5. What is Deven's occupation?
(a) Songwriter.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Magazine editor.
(d) College lecturer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Chotu?

2. What does Deven give Nur's first wife when he arrives at their home for the interview at the start of Chapter 9?

3. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?

4. What subject does Deven teach at the university?

5. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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