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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?
(a) He feels Deven cannot think for himself.
(b) Deven refuses Murad's suggestion.
(c) Deven tells Murad to interview Nur himself.
(d) Deven does not understand what Murad is saying.

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

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

4. Where does Deven head once he arrives in Mirpore after his first meeting with Nur?
(a) His house.
(b) The college.
(c) A mosque.
(d) His mother's house.

5. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He follows Nur.
(b) He stays and eats with his friends.
(c) He leaves the house.
(d) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.

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

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

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

9. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?
(a) Urdu is inferior to Hindi.
(b) Urdu is his first love.
(c) He never even liked Urdu.
(d) There is no Urdu language left.

10. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
(a) He tells Deven he will have Nur brought to the office to meet him.
(b) He writes him a letter of introduction and sends his office boy to be Deven's guide.
(c) He tells Deven to go home and he will find someone less whiny.
(d) He agrees to take Deven.

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

12. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?
(a) He shouts, "I am!"
(b) He knocks again.
(c) He says he is not a fool, just a teacher.
(d) He leaves quietly.

13. What is Deven's occupation?
(a) Songwriter.
(b) Magazine editor.
(c) College lecturer.
(d) Journalist.

14. What does Murad suggest Deven tell Nur regarding Nur's request that Deven work as his secretary?
(a) He only wants two hours of his time for an interview.
(b) He can work as his secretary on weekends when he is not teaching.
(c) He has more more important things to do than work for a madman.
(d) He would be honored to be his secretary.

15. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?
(a) Paint.
(b) Write in Urdu.
(c) Ride his bike.
(d) Play music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nur's wife suggest Deven do if he wants to help Nur in Chapter 3?

2. What atypical thing does Sarla do when passing Deven to go inside the house the morning after he spent the night at Nur's?

3. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?

4. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?

5. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

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