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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 the hospital that faces Nur's house?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

2. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) A rupee.
(c) A bit of food.
(d) A dead fly.

3. Who is Nur?
(a) An Urdu poet.
(b) Murad's father.
(c) The college principal.
(d) Deven's father-in-law.

4. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?
(a) He is surprised Deven did not want to stay to see them tear each other's eyes out.
(b) Deven should have stayed to help the poor old poet.
(c) He is not surprised a poet would live such a wild existence.
(d) He cannot believe Nur's family is so dysfunctional.

5. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?
(a) Performing.
(b) Napping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman tell Deven that Imtiaz always does when she wants something from Nur?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

3. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?

4. Why is Deven happy when Nur suggests Imtiaz might go to a hospital?

5. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?

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