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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 Imtiaz tell Nur he cannot do without the money she has earned performing that evening?
(a) Send their son to school.
(b) Pay his rent.
(c) Eat.
(d) Buy alcohol.

2. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
(a) Carry him to bed.
(b) Clean his vomit.
(c) Give him money.
(d) Tell his friends to go home.

3. 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 passes out.
(c) He forgets where he is.
(d) He is moved to write new poetry.

4. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?
(a) She has had to work to support the family.
(b) She wanted the type of marriage she saw in magazines.
(c) Deven never wants to spend time with her.
(d) Deven constantly cheats on her.

5. Where does Deven head once he arrives in Mirpore after his first meeting with Nur?
(a) The college.
(b) A mosque.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?

4. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

5. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?

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