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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 Mr. Rai give to Deven the day after the annual board meeting?
(a) A slip saying he has been fired.
(b) Approval paperwork to purchase a tape recorder.
(c) A blank check to do with what he pleases.
(d) A letter informing him of his salary increase.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?
(a) Write in Urdu.
(b) Ride his bike.
(c) Play music.
(d) Paint.

3. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?
(a) He leaves it on Nur's bedroom floor.
(b) He throws it in the gutter.
(c) He puts it in his pocket.
(d) He puts it in Nur's mailbox.

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

5. What does Deven wonder about regarding the paper he used to clean up Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) If he could have sold it to Nur's fans.
(b) If it might have had Nur's poetry on it.
(c) If he should have brought it too Murad.
(d) If he might get sick from touching it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?

2. What atypical thing does Sarla do when passing Deven to go inside the house the morning after he spent the night at Nur's?

3. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

4. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?

5. What rumor does Jayadev tell Deven has been floating around the college regarding his trips to Delhi?

(see the answer key)

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