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

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

3. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?
(a) Work less.
(b) Drink and smoke less.
(c) Make more money.
(d) Clean up around the house.

4. What does Deven give Nur's first wife when he arrives at their home for the interview at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Tea.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?

2. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?

3. What does Imtiaz tell Nur he cannot do without the money she has earned performing that evening?

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

5. What does Nur do when Deven begins writing down a poem Nur recited at the end of Chapter 9?

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