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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Deven say about Sarla's parents at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) They are amazing.
(b) They are illiterate.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are mean.

4. Why does Deven refuse to listen to the recordings of Nur after the first night?
(a) He dislikes tape recordings.
(b) He is frustrated and cannot bare to listen to them.
(c) He is too drunk to pay attention.
(d) He trusts that Chiku did a good job.

5. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?
(a) Napping.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Reading.
(d) Performing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?

2. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?

3. What is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?

4. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?

5. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?

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