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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject does Deven teach at the university?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Math.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Hindi.

2. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) A rupee.
(c) A bit of food.
(d) A dead fly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

2. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?

3. What does Imtiaz show Nur and Deven when she finds them in Nur's room after her performance?

4. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?

5. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?

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