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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 surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?
(a) A crowd gathering around a divan for a performance.
(b) Movers packing up Nur's things.
(c) A sick Nur being rushed to the hospital.
(d) A quiet dinner with Nur and his small family.

2. What state does Deven find Nur in after Nur sneaked away from his friends the first night they met?
(a) Nur is sweetly singing to his child.
(b) Nur is trying to make love to his wife.
(c) Nur is lying on the floor in his own vomit.
(d) Nur is drunkenly trying to prepare food for himself.

3. What does Nur do when Deven begins writing down a poem Nur recited at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) He writes it himself.
(b) He asks Deven why they are not recording.
(c) He recites even more new poetry.
(d) He tears Deven's copybook.

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

5. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?
(a) They had been betrothed since birth.
(b) He proposed to Sarla on their first date.
(c) His mother and aunts arranged it.
(d) They were high school sweethearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Deven been trying to interview Nur by the time Murad calls and tells him to wrap it up?

2. What does Nur tell Deven in the postcard Sarla gives him at the start of Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

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

5. What excuse does Nur give his wife for not feeling well the first night Deven meets him?

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