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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sarla ask Deven when she overheard Jayadev telling him of the rumor going around about his trips to Delhi?
(a) If they are really that poor.
(b) If he is having an affair.
(c) If he enjoys his time with Nur.
(d) If they can go home.

3. What does Deven give Nur's first wife when he arrives at their home for the interview at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Money.
(c) Tea.
(d) Flowers.

4. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?
(a) He knocks again.
(b) He says he is not a fool, just a teacher.
(c) He leaves quietly.
(d) He shouts, "I am!"

5. What does Deven suggest Siddiqui do to help him with his work with Nur?
(a) Help him come up with interview questions.
(b) Submit a proposal to the college for funding for a tape recorder.
(c) Be his note taker.
(d) Compile all of Nur's greatest poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Deven stay while he is interviewing Nur?

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

3. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?

4. What does the old woman tell Deven that Imtiaz always does when she wants something from Nur?

5. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?

(see the answer key)

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