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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?
(a) He proposed to Sarla on their first date.
(b) They were high school sweethearts.
(c) His mother and aunts arranged it.
(d) They had been betrothed since birth.

2. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?
(a) He is attacked by pigeons.
(b) He is moved to write new poetry.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He forgets where he is.

3. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?
(a) Find a printer.
(b) Edit it.
(c) Interview Nur.
(d) Write some poetry.

4. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) It is not bad for a girl.
(b) It is stolen from Nur.
(c) It is better than Nur's.
(d) It is the best he has ever heard.

5. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Bori.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Asur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Deven find Nur in after Nur sneaked away from his friends the first night they met?

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

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

4. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?

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

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