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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?
(a) Make more money.
(b) Drink and smoke less.
(c) Clean up around the house.
(d) Work less.

3. What reason does Deven give Murad for his becoming a professor?
(a) The salary and prestige.
(b) He has to support his family.
(c) It is his lifelong dream.
(d) His passion is for Hindi.

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

5. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?
(a) He invites the man to lunch.
(b) He gives him a coin.
(c) He screams and runs away.
(d) He gives the man his tea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Murad want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?

3. What is Deven's occupation?

4. Where does Murad live?

5. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?

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