2. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He tells his wife she is awful.
(b) He agrees with Nur's wife.
(c) He runs out of the house.
(d) He tells Nur's friends to go home.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?
(a) Asur.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Hindi.
(d) Bori.

10. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

11. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) From never brushing.
(b) From drinking wine.
(c) From chewing betel leaves.
(d) From drinking coffee.

12. What does Imtiaz show Nur and Deven when she finds them in Nur's room after her performance?
(a) The new poetry she has written.
(b) The rupees she has earned.
(c) Nur's notebook of poetry.
(d) The dinner she has prepared for them.

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

14. What words are used to describe the way the world outside the bus window looks to Deven as he rides back to Mirpore at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Consequently dangerous.
(b) Absolutely disgusting.
(c) Positively idyllic.
(d) Frankly boring.

15. What bothers Deven about the scene he enters on his second visit to Nur's in Chapter 5?
(a) He thinks he should have been asked to recite his poetry.
(b) He feels Nur should be performing and not Imtiaz.
(c) He feels like Nur does not want him there.
(d) He hates birthday parties.