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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor does Jayadev tell Deven has been floating around the college regarding his trips to Delhi?
(a) Deven is having an affair.
(b) Deven has found a new job.
(c) Deven is so broke he is working a second job in Delhi.
(d) Deven has been meeting with Nur.

2. 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 falls asleep.
(c) Nur's wife demands he come back inside.
(d) Deven gets sick and has to leave.

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

4. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?
(a) Jewels for Imtiaz.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A house near Nur.

5. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself on his death bed.
(c) Murad.
(d) Nur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nur say he is unable to recite his memoirs to Deven at the start of Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?

3. Why is Deven upset about the tape recorder Murad wants to purchase from the shop?

4. What does Nur suggest Murad should do after reading his letter of introduction?

5. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?

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