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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 is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?
(a) The guru and shishya exchange letters over the course of years in which the guru guides the shishya.
(b) The shishya sits at the guru's feet for years to learn from and serve his guru.
(c) The shishya sits outside of the guru's house, sometimes for years, until the guru feels he is ready to meet him.
(d) The shishya copies down the guru's work until he learns the guru's art.

2. What does Imtiaz show Nur and Deven when she finds them in Nur's room after her performance?
(a) Nur's notebook of poetry.
(b) The new poetry she has written.
(c) The dinner she has prepared for them.
(d) The rupees she has earned.

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

4. In what city does Nur live?
(a) Pune.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Mirpore.
(d) Chandni Chowk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven wonder about regarding the paper he used to clean up Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?

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

3. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?

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

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

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