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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concern regarding his interview with Nur does Deven share with Siddiqui before leaving his house in Chapter 8?
(a) Murad keeps interrupting the interview.
(b) Nur's family is asking for payment for the interview.
(c) Nur is showing signs of dementia.
(d) Nur and Deven do not seem to be getting along.

2. What family plans does Deven break in order to interview Nur at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A trip to America.
(b) A cousin's wedding.
(c) A family picnic.
(d) A trip to see Sarla's parents.

3. What does Murad suggest Deven tell Nur regarding Nur's request that Deven work as his secretary?
(a) He has more more important things to do than work for a madman.
(b) He can work as his secretary on weekends when he is not teaching.
(c) He only wants two hours of his time for an interview.
(d) He would be honored to be his secretary.

4. What is Sarla doing when Deven first arrives home after his first night at Nur's?
(a) Packing his things.
(b) She is not home.
(c) Breaking their dishes and yelling.
(d) Speaking to a neighbor.

5. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?
(a) He leaves it on Nur's bedroom floor.
(b) He puts it in his pocket.
(c) He throws it in the gutter.
(d) He puts it in Nur's mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?

2. What does Deven say about Sarla's parents at the end of Chapter 8?

3. Where does Nur's friend tel Deven Nur had met Imtiaz?

4. Who is Trivedi?

5. Why does Deven decide he must sit by Chiku during the interview with Nur?

(see the answer key)

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