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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 want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The best restaurant in town.
(b) His house for dinner.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The dingiest bar in town.

2. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz in Chapter 5?
(a) She has been his muse for years.
(b) She is the true poet and he is her apprentice.
(c) She first came to him as a student, but soon wanted his house, audience, and friends.
(d) She is the greatest thing that has happened to him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the start of Chapter 5, why does Deven say he cannot work for Nur?

3. What does Mrs. Bhalla tell Deven her nephew had seen him doing earlier?

4. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

5. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?

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