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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?
2. What is Deven's occupation?
3. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?
4. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?
5. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Deven react when Murad tells him he will not be going to Nur's with him? What does Murad do to try to appease his friend?
2. Why does Deven go to the college rather than home when he first returns to Mirpore after his first visit to Delhi? What does he do at the college?
3. What does Murad say about the food when Deven takes him out for lunch after his lectures in Chapter 1?
4. What "bad omens" does Deven see as he rides to Delhi and upon first arriving?
5. How does Deven feel about Nur's letter asking him to be his secretary? Describe Murad and Deven's discussion regarding this matter in Chapter 5.
6. How does Murad poke fun at Deven when he offers him one of his two cigarettes in Chapter 1?
7. How are young Murad and Deven described in Chapter 1?
8. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has still not yet paid him?
9. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?
10. What is Chandni Chowk like? What is Deven surprised Nur lives there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title In Custody. Explore the ways in which the title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of In Custody. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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