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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 the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He follows Nur.
(b) He leaves the house.
(c) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(d) He stays and eats with his friends.

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

3. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Crows.

4. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has not yet paid him for in Chapter 1?
(a) Sell him cigarettes.
(b) Paint his house.
(c) Write magazine articles.
(d) Teach a class.

5. What is Deven's occupation?
(a) Magazine editor.
(b) Journalist.
(c) College lecturer.
(d) Songwriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?

2. What does Imtiaz tell Nur he cannot do without the money she has earned performing that evening?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

4. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?

5. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?

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