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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. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?
2. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?
3. What does Deven wonder about regarding the paper he used to clean up Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
4. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?
2. What does Murad suggest Deven do in order to successfully get an interview with Nur, while continuing his college work as well?
3. Why does Deven begin to question agreeing to interview Nur in Chapter 2 while he rides the bus to Delhi?
4. What "bad omens" does Deven see as he rides to Delhi and upon first arriving?
5. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has still not yet paid him?
6. How is Mirpore described at the start of Chapter 2 while Deven rides from Mirpore to Delhi?
7. 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?
8. 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.
9. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps when he first meets him?
10. What does Nur tell his groups of friends Deven is there to do during his first visit in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Desai’s focus on the theme of being trapped as presented in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Even though this novel has many characters, what makes Deven the protagonist of this novel? Compare his role in the novel to definitions of protagonists.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Deven and Siddiqui in In Custody. What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
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