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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 words are used to describe the way the world outside the bus window looks to Deven as he rides back to Mirpore at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Positively idyllic.
(b) Frankly boring.
(c) Absolutely disgusting.
(d) Consequently dangerous.

2. In what city does Nur live?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Mirpore.
(c) Chandni Chowk.
(d) Pune.

3. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?
(a) His mother and aunts arranged it.
(b) They had been betrothed since birth.
(c) He proposed to Sarla on their first date.
(d) They were high school sweethearts.

4. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
(a) Clean his vomit.
(b) Carry him to bed.
(c) Tell his friends to go home.
(d) Give him money.

5. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?
(a) She has had to work to support the family.
(b) She wanted the type of marriage she saw in magazines.
(c) Deven never wants to spend time with her.
(d) Deven constantly cheats on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?

2. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?

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

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

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

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