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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 5, why does Deven say he cannot work for Nur?
(a) He has to keep his college job to support his family.
(b) He dislikes Nur.
(c) He would miss his son too much.
(d) He does not understand Urdu.

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

3. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) It is the best he has ever heard.
(b) It is not bad for a girl.
(c) It is better than Nur's.
(d) It is stolen from Nur.

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

5. Why is Deven doubtful they have arrived in Nur's home city at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) The place seems too busy.
(b) It is too remote.
(c) It is too nice.
(d) It is so close to where he lives.

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

7. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?
(a) More in love with Sarla than she was with him.
(b) More wife than husband.
(c) More poet than professor.
(d) More frightened than confident.

8. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
(a) He writes him a letter of introduction and sends his office boy to be Deven's guide.
(b) He tells Deven to go home and he will find someone less whiny.
(c) He tells Deven he will have Nur brought to the office to meet him.
(d) He agrees to take Deven.

9. In what ways were Murad and Deven different when they were young?
(a) Murad was obese, and Deven was thin.
(b) Murad was tall, and Deven was short.
(c) Murad's family was wealthy and Deven's was poor.
(d) Murad was intelligent while Deven was not.

10. What words are used to describe the way the world outside the bus window looks to Deven as he rides back to Mirpore at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Positively idyllic.
(b) Absolutely disgusting.
(c) Consequently dangerous.
(d) Frankly boring.

11. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?
(a) Find a printer.
(b) Write some poetry.
(c) Interview Nur.
(d) Edit it.

12. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(b) They seem impressed.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.

13. 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.

14. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?
(a) Elegant and regal.
(b) Sparse and gloomy.
(c) Neat and orderly.
(d) Bright and lively.

15. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?
(a) He gives the man his tea.
(b) He invites the man to lunch.
(c) He gives him a coin.
(d) He screams and runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?

2. What does Imtiaz show Nur and Deven when she finds them in Nur's room after her performance?

3. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

4. Where does Deven head once he arrives in Mirpore after his first meeting with Nur?

5. What happens on the balcony just as Deven is about to ask Nur if he can interview him?

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