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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?
(a) Paint.
(b) Ride his bike.
(c) Play music.
(d) Write in Urdu.

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

3. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?
(a) He does not believe Deven.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He becomes angry.
(d) He bows to Deven.

4. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?
(a) He cannot believe Nur's family is so dysfunctional.
(b) Deven should have stayed to help the poor old poet.
(c) He is not surprised a poet would live such a wild existence.
(d) He is surprised Deven did not want to stay to see them tear each other's eyes out.

5. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Fun.

6. 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.

7. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is joyous.
(c) She is placid.
(d) She is enraged.

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

9. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) His mother.
(b) Murad.
(c) Sarla.
(d) His in-laws.

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

11. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?
(a) He says he understands teaching Hindi is a means to an end for Deven.
(b) He says Deven is wasting his talents teaching Hindi.
(c) He says Deven is in love with Hindi.
(d) He says Hindi is the ruler and Deven is its slave.

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

13. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?
(a) He is attacked by pigeons.
(b) He forgets where he is.
(c) He is moved to write new poetry.
(d) He passes out.

14. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(b) He stays and eats with his friends.
(c) He follows Nur.
(d) He leaves the house.

15. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The college.
(b) Deven's house.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The newsstand.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What atypical thing does Sarla do when passing Deven to go inside the house the morning after he spent the night at Nur's?

4. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

5. What is Sarla doing when Deven first arrives home after his first night at Nur's?

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