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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 & 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Deven's occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Songwriter.
(c) Magazine editor.
(d) College lecturer.

2. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has not yet paid him for in Chapter 1?
(a) Sell him cigarettes.
(b) Paint his house.
(c) Write magazine articles.
(d) Teach a class.

3. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?
(a) The language of love.
(b) The language of aristocrats.
(c) The language of peasants.
(d) That florid language.

4. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?
(a) Interview Nur.
(b) Write some poetry.
(c) Edit it.
(d) Find a printer.

5. Where does Deven live?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Pune.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Mirpore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?

2. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?

3. Why does Deven tell Murad he has already eaten lunch when Murad suggests they get lunch in Chapter 2?

4. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?

5. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?

(see the answer key)

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