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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Nur?
(a) The college principal.
(b) Deven's father-in-law.
(c) Murad's father.
(d) An Urdu poet.

3. Who is the author of In Custody?
(a) Anita Desai.
(b) Desa Andrews.
(c) Drew Anderson.
(d) Amanda Daniels.

4. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?
(a) More in love with Sarla than she was with him.
(b) More wife than husband.
(c) More poet than professor.
(d) More frightened than confident.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?
(a) He says Deven has come to speak for him.
(b) He says Deven has come to serve him.
(c) He says Deven has come to be his apprentice.
(d) He says Deven has come to massage him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?

2. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?

3. What does Murad suggest Deven tell Nur regarding Nur's request that Deven work as his secretary?

4. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?

5. Which department at the college is more likely to receive funding?

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