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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Crows.
(d) Seagulls.

2. 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 guru and shishya exchange letters over the course of years in which the guru guides the shishya.
(d) The shishya copies down the guru's work until he learns the guru's art.

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

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

5. What does Nur ask him when he first sees Deven in Chapter 5 and Deven tells him he is there per Nur's invitation?
(a) If Murad will be joining him.
(b) If he brought his family as requested.
(c) Why he thinks Nur invited him.
(d) If he is going to be his secretary.

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

7. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?
(a) Urdu is inferior to Hindi.
(b) He never even liked Urdu.
(c) There is no Urdu language left.
(d) Urdu is his first love.

8. Who is the small crying child in the room with Nur and his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) Nur's son.
(b) The servants son.
(c) An orphan.
(d) Nur's grandson.

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

10. At the start of Chapter 5, why does Deven say he cannot work for Nur?
(a) He would miss his son too much.
(b) He has to keep his college job to support his family.
(c) He does not understand Urdu.
(d) He dislikes Nur.

11. What does Deven begin to do as Nur's wife cradles the crying child in their room?
(a) He sings the child a lullaby.
(b) He cleans Nur's vomit.
(c) He quietly leaves the room.
(d) He helps Nur up and brings him back to his friends.

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

13. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?
(a) The language of love.
(b) That florid language.
(c) The language of peasants.
(d) The language of aristocrats.

14. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
(a) He tells Deven to go home and he will find someone less whiny.
(b) He tells Deven he will have Nur brought to the office to meet him.
(c) He writes him a letter of introduction and sends his office boy to be Deven's guide.
(d) He agrees to take Deven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?

2. How does Deven feel during his walk around the village with Manu?

3. Who does Deven describe as a lover of Urdu poetry and the person who taught him Urdu?

4. Where does Murad want Deven to take him at the start of Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?

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