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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 does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Fun.
(d) Boredom.

2. In what ways were Murad and Deven different when they were young?
(a) Murad was obese, and Deven was thin.
(b) Murad's family was wealthy and Deven's was poor.
(c) Murad was intelligent while Deven was not.
(d) Murad was tall, and Deven was short.

3. Why did Deven's mother send him to live in Delhi when he was young?
(a) Deven was too much trouble for her.
(b) Deven had asked to move too Delhi.
(c) His father had passed away.
(d) His father lived in Delhi.

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

5. What does Deven suggest Siddiqui do to help him with his work with Nur?
(a) Compile all of Nur's greatest poems.
(b) Submit a proposal to the college for funding for a tape recorder.
(c) Help him come up with interview questions.
(d) Be his note taker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

2. Where does Deven live?

3. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?

4. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?

5. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

(see the answer key)

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