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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 does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?
(a) He gives the man his tea.
(b) He gives him a coin.
(c) He screams and runs away.
(d) He invites the man to lunch.

2. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is enraged.
(c) She is placid.
(d) She is joyous.

3. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Deven poetry torn to pieces.
(b) A postcard from Nur.
(c) A letter from Murad.
(d) A letter saying she is leaving him.

4. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?
(a) Himself on his death bed.
(b) His father.
(c) Murad.
(d) Nur.

5. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) Nur's son.
(b) The servants son.
(c) Nur's grandson.
(d) An orphan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?

3. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?

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

5. In what city does Nur live?

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