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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 Murad say they can afford with the funding Deven has received from the college for the tape recorder?
(a) One for Deven and one for Murad.
(b) None at all.
(c) The best of the best.
(d) The cheapest, worst model.

2. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?
(a) She tells her to treat their husband with respect and honor.
(b) She tells her she should be thankful to have a place to live.
(c) She tells her to leave and calls her a "bitch."
(d) She tells her she is right and suggests Nur leave.

3. Why does Siddiqui say he will request additional funding from the school for Deven's interview with Nur?
(a) Because he has a better relationship with the registrar.
(b) Because he says Deven is incapable of doing it on his own.
(c) Because he believes in Deven and wants to help.
(d) Because the college owes him.

4. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz in Chapter 5?
(a) She has been his muse for years.
(b) She is the greatest thing that has happened to him.
(c) She first came to him as a student, but soon wanted his house, audience, and friends.
(d) She is the true poet and he is her apprentice.

5. What color is Nur's clothing when Deven first finds him in his room in Chapter 3?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?

2. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?

3. What does Deven do as Imtiaz argues with Nur, telling him to recite to his friends while she lay dying?

4. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?

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

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