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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 & 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?
(a) Inspirations.
(b) Leaches.
(c) Worshippers.
(d) Lifelong friends.

2. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?
(a) He does not believe Deven.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He bows to Deven.
(d) He becomes angry.

3. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?
(a) Give him money.
(b) Clean his vomit.
(c) Tell his friends to go home.
(d) Carry him to bed.

4. Who is the author of In Custody?
(a) Drew Anderson.
(b) Amanda Daniels.
(c) Anita Desai.
(d) Desa Andrews.

5. Why does the college Deven works for have an Urdu department?
(a) Because Urdu was a highly sought after degree.
(b) Because Deven pushed for one.
(c) Because the Principal wants to keep Urdu alive.
(d) Because they received a large donation from a Muslim family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nur tell Deven he wants the college to do for him since Deven's lack of response is "hastening [his] early death" (183)?

2. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?

3. What is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?

4. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Nur?

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