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

2. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?
(a) She tells her she should be thankful to have a place to live.
(b) She tells her she is right and suggests Nur leave.
(c) She tells her to leave and calls her a "bitch."
(d) She tells her to treat their husband with respect and honor.

3. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?
(a) A rupee.
(b) A piece of glass.
(c) A bit of food.
(d) A dead fly.

4. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(b) They seem impressed.
(c) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.
(d) They ignore him.

5. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?
(a) Deven must leave and never come back.
(b) Deven must pay in advance to speak to Nur from now on.
(c) She has suffered after performing in public and she fears the same for Nur.
(d) If Nur recites his memoirs to Deven she will leave him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?

2. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

3. What does Deven attribute to Siddiqui's boldness in asking for funding for the tape recorder?

4. What is Deven's wife's name?

5. What does Siddiqui tell Deven a mutual acquaintance of theirs named Faiz is doing in Beirut?

(see the answer key)

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