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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?
(a) She wanted the type of marriage she saw in magazines.
(b) Deven never wants to spend time with her.
(c) Deven constantly cheats on her.
(d) She has had to work to support the family.

2. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A letter saying she is leaving him.
(b) A letter from Murad.
(c) A postcard from Nur.
(d) Deven poetry torn to pieces.

3. How long has Deven been trying to interview Nur by the time Murad calls and tells him to wrap it up?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

4. Why does Sarla think Deven stopped going to Nur, according to her insinuation at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) Nur no longer wants to work with him.
(b) He cannot afford the bus fare.
(c) The woman he has been seeing ended their affair.
(d) Murad fired him.

5. What does Imtiaz tell Nur he cannot do without the money she has earned performing that evening?
(a) Pay his rent.
(b) Buy alcohol.
(c) Send their son to school.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Murad come to see Deven the morning after he first arrives to meet Nur for the interview?

2. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?

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. What is the special occasion on Deven's second visit to Nur's home in Chapter 5?

5. What do Siddiqui's friends join them to do after he and Deven have dinner in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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