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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 shishya sits at the guru's feet for years to learn from and serve his guru.
(b) The shishya copies down the guru's work until he learns the guru's art.
(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 guru and shishya exchange letters over the course of years in which the guru guides the shishya.

2. What reason does Deven give Murad for his becoming a professor?
(a) He has to support his family.
(b) The salary and prestige.
(c) His passion is for Hindi.
(d) It is his lifelong dream.

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

4. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(c) They seem impressed.
(d) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?

2. What does Nur ask him when he first sees Deven in Chapter 5 and Deven tells him he is there per Nur's invitation?

3. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?

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

5. Who is Manu?

(see the answer key)

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