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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Crows.

2. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?
(a) Asur.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Hindi.
(d) Bori.

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

4. What is Deven's wife's name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Darla.
(c) Sarla.
(d) Soraya.

5. What excuse does Nur give his wife for not feeling well the first night Deven meets him?
(a) He says it is his medication.
(b) He says he has not eaten much.
(c) He says he is too drunk.
(d) He says he has ulcers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

2. Who is the author of In Custody?

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

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

5. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?

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