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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?
(a) Nur is having another party.
(b) Nur's wife has threatened Deven.
(c) The tape recorder does not work.
(d) Nur expects Deven to pay for his food and drink.

5. Why does the college Deven works for have an Urdu department?
(a) Because they received a large donation from a Muslim family.
(b) Because Deven pushed for one.
(c) Because the Principal wants to keep Urdu alive.
(d) Because Urdu was a highly sought after degree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What atypical thing does Sarla do when passing Deven to go inside the house the morning after he spent the night at Nur's?

3. What excuse does Nur give his wife for not feeling well the first night Deven meets him?

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

5. What is Sarla doing when Deven first arrives home after his first night at Nur's?

(see the answer key)

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