2. What state does Deven find Nur in after Nur sneaked away from his friends the first night they met?
(a) Nur is sweetly singing to his child.
(b) Nur is lying on the floor in his own vomit.
(c) Nur is trying to make love to his wife.
(d) Nur is drunkenly trying to prepare food for himself.

3. What does Murad say when Deven tells him why he left Nur's home after Imtiaz and the old woman fought?
(a) He is surprised Deven did not want to stay to see them tear each other's eyes out.
(b) Deven should have stayed to help the poor old poet.
(c) He cannot believe Nur's family is so dysfunctional.
(d) He is not surprised a poet would live such a wild existence.

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

5. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A postcard from Nur.
(b) A letter saying she is leaving him.
(c) Deven poetry torn to pieces.
(d) A letter from Murad.

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

7. 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) The people are stiff and boring.
(c) They are old old intellectuals.
(d) He has very few visitors.

8. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?
(a) Neat and orderly.
(b) Bright and lively.
(c) Sparse and gloomy.
(d) Elegant and regal.

9. What is Sarla doing when Deven first arrives home after his first night at Nur's?
(a) She is not home.
(b) Breaking their dishes and yelling.
(c) Packing his things.
(d) Speaking to a neighbor.

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

11. Why has Sarla become bitter in their marriage?
(a) She wanted the type of marriage she saw in magazines.
(b) She has had to work to support the family.
(c) Deven never wants to spend time with her.
(d) Deven constantly cheats on her.

12. 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) Deven refuses Murad's suggestion.
(b) Deven does not understand what Murad is saying.
(c) He feels Deven cannot think for himself.
(d) Deven tells Murad to interview Nur himself.

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

14. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Yellow.

15. 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.