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

2. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?
(a) That florid language.
(b) The language of peasants.
(c) The language of love.
(d) The language of aristocrats.

3. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?
(a) Neat and orderly.
(b) Bright and lively.
(c) Sparse and gloomy.
(d) Elegant and regal.

4. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?
(a) He has very few visitors.
(b) The people are stiff and boring.
(c) He imagined Nur would be a solitary man.
(d) They are old old intellectuals.

5. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He follows Nur.
(b) He stays and eats with his friends.
(c) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(d) He leaves the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?

2. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?

3. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?

4. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?

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

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