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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 & 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
(a) Tell his friends to go home.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Clean his vomit.
(d) Carry him to bed.

2. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. What does Deven attribute to Siddiqui's boldness in asking for funding for the tape recorder?
(a) Nur's magic.
(b) Deven's prestige.
(c) Murad's influence.
(d) Siddiqui's good relationship with the administration.

4. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?
(a) He knocks again.
(b) He leaves quietly.
(c) He shouts, "I am!"
(d) He says he is not a fool, just a teacher.

5. Where does Murad want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The dingiest bar in town.
(b) His house for dinner.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The best restaurant in town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Deven decide he will do despite knowing the calamities they lay ahead at the end of the story?

3. What does Deven do as Imtiaz argues with Nur, telling him to recite to his friends while she lay dying?

4. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has not yet paid him for in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Manu?

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