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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

2. 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 constantly cheats on her.
(d) Deven never wants to spend time with her.

3. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?
(a) A sick Nur being rushed to the hospital.
(b) A crowd gathering around a divan for a performance.
(c) A quiet dinner with Nur and his small family.
(d) Movers packing up Nur's things.

4. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?
(a) If Nur recites his memoirs to Deven she will leave him.
(b) Deven must leave and never come back.
(c) Deven must pay in advance to speak to Nur from now on.
(d) She has suffered after performing in public and she fears the same for Nur.

5. What does Deven suggest Siddiqui do to help him with his work with Nur?
(a) Submit a proposal to the college for funding for a tape recorder.
(b) Be his note taker.
(c) Help him come up with interview questions.
(d) Compile all of Nur's greatest poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many faculty make up the Urdu department at the college?

2. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?

3. What is Deven's occupation?

4. What does Murad say they can afford with the funding Deven has received from the college for the tape recorder?

5. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

(see the answer key)

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