View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is strange about the interview room when Deven and Chiku arrive at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) It is empty.
(b) Imtiaz is there.
(c) It appears Nur and his friends partied all night.
(d) Someone else is staying there.

2. What reason does Deven give Murad for his becoming a professor?
(a) His passion is for Hindi.
(b) It is his lifelong dream.
(c) He has to support his family.
(d) The salary and prestige.

3. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?
(a) If Nur recites his memoirs to Deven she will leave him.
(b) She has suffered after performing in public and she fears the same for Nur.
(c) Deven must leave and never come back.
(d) Deven must pay in advance to speak to Nur from now on.

4. Who is the author of In Custody?
(a) Desa Andrews.
(b) Drew Anderson.
(c) Anita Desai.
(d) Amanda Daniels.

5. Why does Deven refuse to listen to the recordings of Nur after the first night?
(a) He trusts that Chiku did a good job.
(b) He is frustrated and cannot bare to listen to them.
(c) He dislikes tape recordings.
(d) He is too drunk to pay attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Deven sitting by his side, what does Chiku do during the interview with Nur?

2. What does Jain offer to do to help Deven when he heads back to Mirpore after his interview with Nur is complete?

3. What concern regarding his interview with Nur does Deven share with Siddiqui before leaving his house in Chapter 8?

4. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 390 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample