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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 feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) It is stolen from Nur.
(b) It is better than Nur's.
(c) It is not bad for a girl.
(d) It is the best he has ever heard.

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

3. What does the old woman tell Deven that Imtiaz always does when she wants something from Nur?
(a) Tells him she is pregnant.
(b) Pretends to be ill.
(c) Gets him drunk.
(d) Showers him in compliments.

4. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) His in-laws.
(b) His mother.
(c) Murad.
(d) Sarla.

5. Who does Deven describe as a lover of Urdu poetry and the person who taught him Urdu?
(a) Murad.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?

2. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

3. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?

4. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?

5. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?

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