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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?
(a) More in love with Sarla than she was with him.
(b) More frightened than confident.
(c) More poet than professor.
(d) More wife than husband.

2. What does Nur ask Deven to do at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Leave him alone.
(b) Work as his servant.
(c) Send Nur some of his poetry.
(d) Be his secretary and report to him as soon as possible.

3. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

4. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.
(c) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(d) They seem impressed.

5. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz in Chapter 5?
(a) She first came to him as a student, but soon wanted his house, audience, and friends.
(b) She has been his muse for years.
(c) She is the greatest thing that has happened to him.
(d) She is the true poet and he is her apprentice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?

2. 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?

3. Where does Deven live?

4. What subject does Deven teach at the university?

5. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?

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