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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deven do when Imtiaz and the old woman began to fight with Nur between them?
(a) He grabs Nur and rushes him out of the room.
(b) He grabs Imtiaz and tells the old woman to run.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He yells for help.

2. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He runs out of the house.
(b) He tells Nur's friends to go home.
(c) He agrees with Nur's wife.
(d) He tells his wife she is awful.

3. Why does Sarla think Deven stopped going to Nur, according to her insinuation at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) Nur no longer wants to work with him.
(b) The woman he has been seeing ended their affair.
(c) Murad fired him.
(d) He cannot afford the bus fare.

4. Which department at the college is more likely to receive funding?
(a) Urdu.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Science.

5. What do Siddiqui's friends join them to do after he and Deven have dinner in Chapter 8?
(a) Grade exams.
(b) Recite poetry.
(c) Play poker.
(d) Practice Urdu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sarla ask Deven when she overheard Jayadev telling him of the rumor going around about his trips to Delhi?

3. What does Mrs. Bhalla tell Deven her nephew had seen him doing earlier?

4. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?

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

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