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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?
(a) He barely knows Murad.
(b) Murad does not know anything about Nur.
(c) Murad is old and senile.
(d) Murad has let him down many times before.

2. Who is Nur?
(a) Deven's father-in-law.
(b) The college principal.
(c) Murad's father.
(d) An Urdu poet.

3. Where does Murad live?
(a) Mirpore.
(b) Pune.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

4. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They seem impressed.
(b) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of In Custody?

3. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

4. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

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

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