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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 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.

2. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He stays and eats with his friends.
(b) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(c) He follows Nur.
(d) He leaves the house.

3. What happens on the balcony just as Deven is about to ask Nur if he can interview him?
(a) A servant comes to give Nur a massage.
(b) Nur's wife demands he come back inside.
(c) Deven gets sick and has to leave.
(d) Nur falls asleep.

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

5. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?
(a) The tape recorder does not work.
(b) Nur's wife has threatened Deven.
(c) Nur is having another party.
(d) Nur expects Deven to pay for his food and drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Nur live?

2. Who is Manu?

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

4. What atypical thing does Sarla do when passing Deven to go inside the house the morning after he spent the night at Nur's?

5. Why does Siddiqui tell Deven he cannot give up on his interview with Nur?

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