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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) Nur's grandson.
(b) Nur's son.
(c) The servants son.
(d) An orphan.

2. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Yellow.

3. In what city does Nur live?
(a) Mirpore.
(b) Chandni Chowk.
(c) Pune.
(d) Delhi.

4. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He tells his wife she is awful.
(b) He runs out of the house.
(c) He tells Nur's friends to go home.
(d) He agrees with Nur's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nur ask Deven to do at the end of Chapter 4?

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

3. What happens on the balcony just as Deven is about to ask Nur if he can interview him?

4. What does Deven do when Imtiaz and the old woman began to fight with Nur between them?

5. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?

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