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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 does Deven attribute to Siddiqui's boldness in asking for funding for the tape recorder?
(a) Siddiqui's good relationship with the administration.
(b) Nur's magic.
(c) Murad's influence.
(d) Deven's prestige.

2. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?
(a) Urdu is his first love.
(b) Urdu is inferior to Hindi.
(c) There is no Urdu language left.
(d) He never even liked Urdu.

3. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?
(a) Inspirations.
(b) Lifelong friends.
(c) Worshippers.
(d) Leaches.

4. 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.

5. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A house near Nur.
(c) Jewels for Imtiaz.
(d) Notebooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?

3. What does Siddiqui tell Deven a mutual acquaintance of theirs named Faiz is doing in Beirut?

4. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz in Chapter 5?

5. Why are there so many people at Nur's when Deven visits after purchasing the tape recorder?

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