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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?
(a) He proposed to Sarla on their first date.
(b) His mother and aunts arranged it.
(c) They were high school sweethearts.
(d) They had been betrothed since birth.

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

3. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?
(a) He barely knows Murad.
(b) Murad is old and senile.
(c) Murad does not know anything about Nur.
(d) Murad has let him down many times before.

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

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

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

7. What does the old woman who enters Nur's room while he and Imtiaz are fighting say to Imtiaz?
(a) She tells her she is right and suggests Nur leave.
(b) She tells her to leave and calls her a "bitch."
(c) She tells her to treat their husband with respect and honor.
(d) She tells her she should be thankful to have a place to live.

8. What is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?
(a) The shishya sits outside of the guru's house, sometimes for years, until the guru feels he is ready to meet him.
(b) The shishya sits at the guru's feet for years to learn from and serve his guru.
(c) The shishya copies down the guru's work until he learns the guru's art.
(d) The guru and shishya exchange letters over the course of years in which the guru guides the shishya.

9. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?
(a) A crowd gathering around a divan for a performance.
(b) A quiet dinner with Nur and his small family.
(c) A sick Nur being rushed to the hospital.
(d) Movers packing up Nur's things.

10. What does Nur suggest Murad should do after reading his letter of introduction?
(a) Write poetry.
(b) Perform in a traveling circus.
(c) Go back to school.
(d) Find a new job.

11. Why does Deven tell Murad he has already eaten lunch when Murad suggests they get lunch in Chapter 2?
(a) He dislikes food in Delhi.
(b) He feels sick.
(c) He has already eaten.
(d) He does not want to have to pay for Murad's lunch.

12. What does Murad ask Deven to do for his special Urdu issue?
(a) Edit it.
(b) Find a printer.
(c) Interview Nur.
(d) Write some poetry.

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

14. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?
(a) He gives the man his tea.
(b) He invites the man to lunch.
(c) He screams and runs away.
(d) He gives him a coin.

15. What is Nur's wife's mood the first time Deven sees her in Chapter 3?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is enraged.
(c) She is placid.
(d) She is joyous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?

3. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?

4. Where does Murad live?

5. In what ways were Murad and Deven different when they were young?

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