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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Deven's house.
(b) The newsstand.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The college.

2. Who is Nur?
(a) Murad's father.
(b) The college principal.
(c) An Urdu poet.
(d) Deven's father-in-law.

3. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Fun.

4. Who does Deven describe as a lover of Urdu poetry and the person who taught him Urdu?
(a) Murad.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Deven reflects on his life with Sarla, how does he see himself when they first married?

2. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?

3. Who does Nur tell his servant to wake so they can sing for his guests?

4. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

5. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz in Chapter 5?

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