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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deven do with the paper he used to clean Nur's vomit?
(a) He puts it in Nur's mailbox.
(b) He leaves it on Nur's bedroom floor.
(c) He puts it in his pocket.
(d) He throws it in the gutter.

2. Who bought Deven the shirt he wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) Murad.
(b) His in-laws.
(c) Sarla.
(d) His mother.

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

4. What does Imtiaz tell Nur he cannot do without the money she has earned performing that evening?
(a) Eat.
(b) Send their son to school.
(c) Buy alcohol.
(d) Pay his rent.

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

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

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

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

9. Who says he is the corpse of the Urdu language "waiting to be buried" (42)?
(a) Deven.
(b) Murad.
(c) Nur.
(d) Deven's father.

10. How does Deven feel during his walk around the village with Manu?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Anxious.

11. Where does Deven live?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Mirpore.
(c) Pune.
(d) Delhi.

12. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has not yet paid him for in Chapter 1?
(a) Paint his house.
(b) Write magazine articles.
(c) Teach a class.
(d) Sell him cigarettes.

13. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Fun.
(d) Boredom.

14. How does Nur describe Deven's relationship with Hindi?
(a) He says Deven is wasting his talents teaching Hindi.
(b) He says he understands teaching Hindi is a means to an end for Deven.
(c) He says Deven is in love with Hindi.
(d) He says Hindi is the ruler and Deven is its slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?

2. What state does Deven find Nur in after Nur sneaked away from his friends the first night they met?

3. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

4. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?

5. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

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