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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 does Deven do when Imtiaz and the old woman began to fight with Nur between them?
(a) He grabs Nur and rushes him out of the room.
(b) He grabs Imtiaz and tells the old woman to run.
(c) He yells for help.
(d) He runs away.

2. Where is the room Deven is using to meet with Nur located?
(a) On the second floor of a cafe.
(b) At the top floor of a brothel.
(c) In a vacant hospital room.
(d) In the back of a courtyard.

3. Why does Nur say he is unable to recite his memoirs to Deven at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Imtiaz will hear it and it will upset her.
(b) He has lost his voice.
(c) He wants to be paid in advance.
(d) His mind is going and he cannot remember things anymore.

4. How is Siddiqui's home described when Deven first visits in Chapter 8?
(a) Decrepit but spacious.
(b) Sizable but somber.
(c) Grand but garish.
(d) Vast but vacant.

5. Why is Deven happy when Nur suggests Imtiaz might go to a hospital?
(a) His father is a doctor at the hospital and will get to meet her.
(b) He can be alone with Nur.
(c) The hospital is right across the street so they can check on her.
(d) Imtiaz will recover more quickly at the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?

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

4. What does Deven suggest Siddiqui do to help him with his work with Nur?

5. What does Nur talk about at the start of the interview to Deven's disappointment?

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