1. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?
(a) He quietly leaves the room.
(b) He sings the child a lullaby.
(c) He helps Nur up and brings him back to his friends.
(d) He cleans Nur's vomit.

2. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) A cow.
(b) A stray dog.
(c) A wild turkey.
(d) A stray cat.

3. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?
(a) Murad.
(b) Deven's father.
(c) Nur.
(d) Deven.

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

5. 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) Consequently dangerous.
(b) Frankly boring.
(c) Positively idyllic.
(d) Absolutely disgusting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?

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

3. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?

4. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?

5. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?

(see the answer key)

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