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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money is Deven expected to pay for the room he used to interview Nur?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 250 rupees.
(d) 1000 rupees.

2. Who is Safiya Begum?
(a) Murad's mother.
(b) Nur's first wife.
(c) Deven's mother-in-law.
(d) Siddiqui's mother.

3. What does Murad tell Deven to do in order to pay off all of his bills?
(a) Get a better job.
(b) Ask his wife's family to help.
(c) Give Murad the sole rights to Nur's tape.
(d) Work for Murad full time.

4. What shape is Deven's house in when he finally arrives after he has been away interviewing Nur?
(a) It is covered in dust and stinks of garbage.
(b) It is completely empty.
(c) It appears to have been robbed.
(d) It is exactly as he left it.

5. What department does Siddiqui work for at the college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Urdu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven tell Nur his fans come to his house to do?

2. What does Deven worry he might have to do once the board finds out his tapes are useless?

3. What does Nur do when Deven begins writing down a poem Nur recited at the end of Chapter 9?

4. What does Imtiaz include along with the letter she wrote to Deven in Chapter 11?

5. What is strange about the interview room when Deven and Chiku arrive at the start of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Siddiqui's house. Why does he live there?

2. Describe Deven and Sarla's conversation about the fact that he no longer goes to Delhi at the start of Chapter 8.

3. What happens when Deven brings his host a basket of fruit as a thank you? How does Deven feel about this and why?

4. At the start of Chapter 11, as Deven watches Sarla sweep he wants to touch her, but decides not to. Why does he want to touch her? Why does he opt not to?

5. What happens when Deven and Murad listen to the tapes of his interview with Nur? What does Murad suggest Deven do?

6. Who is Chiku and what does Jain say he will do for Deven?

7. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic the first time he meets with Nur in the room Nur's wife had arranged? How does Murad help Deven?

8. Why is Chiku angry at Deven when they go to Nur's room and find it bare?

9. Who does Jain send with Deven to help edit his tapes? Is he helpful?

10. What does Nur tell Deven happened to Imtiaz after her performance? Why does he think this happened? What does Deven think may be the real reason this happened?

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