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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Deven do when Imtiaz and the old woman began to fight with Nur between them?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He grabs Imtiaz and tells the old woman to run.
(c) He yells for help.
(d) He grabs Nur and rushes him out of the room.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) A stray dog.
(b) A cow.
(c) A wild turkey.
(d) A stray cat.

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

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

15. What happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?
(a) He is attacked by pigeons.
(b) He forgets where he is.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He is moved to write new poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?

2. What is Deven's occupation?

3. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?

4. What does Deven do when after knocking on the door a voice asks if the knocker is a fool?

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

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