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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Murad visit Deven at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Deven's house.
(b) The newsstand.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The college.

2. Why are there so many people at Nur's when Deven visits after purchasing the tape recorder?
(a) Nur's fans want to watch Deven interview him.
(b) Everyone wants to see a tape recorder.
(c) Imtiaz is having a baby.
(d) Imtiaz is sick.

3. Where does Murad want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The best restaurant in town.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The dingiest bar in town.
(d) His house for dinner.

4. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) An orphan.
(b) The servants son.
(c) Nur's grandson.
(d) Nur's son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?

2. What does Deven find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?

3. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?

4. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?

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

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