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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Deven decide he must sit by Chiku during the interview with Nur?
(a) He knows more about the tape recorder than Chiku.
(b) Murad tells Deven he must keep an eye on him.
(c) He saw that Chiku had been drinking too much and fell asleep.
(d) He wants to learn from Chiku how to use a tape recorder.

2. Why did Deven's mother send him to live in Delhi when he was young?
(a) Deven had asked to move too Delhi.
(b) His father had passed away.
(c) His father lived in Delhi.
(d) Deven was too much trouble for her.

3. What does Mrs. Bhalla tell Deven her nephew had seen him doing earlier?
(a) Taking a nap on a bench.
(b) Leaving Nur's house.
(c) Riding the bus home.
(d) Giving a lecture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor does Jayadev tell Deven has been floating around the college regarding his trips to Delhi?

2. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?

3. What concern regarding his interview with Nur does Deven share with Siddiqui before leaving his house in Chapter 8?

4. What is Deven's wife's name?

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

(see the answer key)

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