View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Deven tell Murad he has already eaten lunch when Murad suggests they get lunch in Chapter 2?
(a) He does not want to have to pay for Murad's lunch.
(b) He dislikes food in Delhi.
(c) He feels sick.
(d) He has already eaten.

2. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

3. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?
(a) He sings the child a lullaby.
(b) He helps Nur up and brings him back to his friends.
(c) He quietly leaves the room.
(d) He cleans Nur's vomit.

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

5. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?
(a) Murad.
(b) Deven.
(c) Nur.
(d) Deven's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What reason does Deven give Murad for his becoming a professor?

4. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 312 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample