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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What subject does Deven teach at the university?
(a) Math.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Hindi.
(d) Urdu.

4. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(b) He follows Nur.
(c) He stays and eats with his friends.
(d) He leaves the house.

5. Where does Murad want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The dingiest bar in town.
(b) His house for dinner.
(c) The best restaurant in town.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?

2. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?

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

4. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?

5. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?

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