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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) A wild turkey.
(b) A stray dog.
(c) A stray cat.
(d) A cow.

2. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?
(a) He is moved to write new poetry.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He forgets where he is.
(d) He is attacked by pigeons.

3. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Crows.

4. Where does Murad live?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Pune.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mirpore.

5. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?
(a) The people are stiff and boring.
(b) They are old old intellectuals.
(c) He imagined Nur would be a solitary man.
(d) He has very few visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?

3. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?

4. Why does Deven tell Murad he has already eaten lunch when Murad suggests they get lunch in Chapter 2?

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

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