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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Siddiqui order most of his meals from restaurants?
(a) The kitchen roof fell in.
(b) He does not know how to cook.
(c) He gets free food because he is nobility.
(d) He makes a lot of money.

2. Why does Nur say he is unable to recite his memoirs to Deven at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Imtiaz will hear it and it will upset her.
(b) His mind is going and he cannot remember things anymore.
(c) He has lost his voice.
(d) He wants to be paid in advance.

3. Where does Deven stay while he is interviewing Nur?
(a) His wife Sarla's sister's house.
(b) His friend Raj's aunt's house.
(c) His friend Siddiqui's cousin's house.
(d) His friend Murad's mother's house.

4. What is Sarla doing at the start of Chapter 11 after just returning from holiday?
(a) Napping.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Sobbing.
(d) Eating.

5. What do Dhanu and his friends tell Deven when they run into him at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) They thank him for the good grades.
(b) They tell him he was their favorite professor.
(c) To meet them behind the school and see what they will do to him.
(d) They say they can help him any time he needs technical assistance.

6. What does Nur tell Deven he wants the college to do for him since Deven's lack of response is "hastening [his] early death" (183)?
(a) Name a building after him.
(b) Commission a painting of Nur for the Urdu department.
(c) Allow his son to attend school for free.
(d) Allow him to teach.

7. What does Deven hear in the night for the second time when he is unable to sleep?
(a) Owls.
(b) A procession of female worshippers.
(c) His son whimpering.
(d) Traffic.

8. What does Murad say to Jain about his nephew Chiku?
(a) They could not have done it without him.
(b) He is a lazy drunk.
(c) He did not know how to use the tape recorder.
(d) He is a technical genius.

9. What does Deven tell Nur his fans come to his house to do?
(a) Suck the life from him.
(b) Hear Nur, not Imtiaz.
(c) Steal his poetry and ideas.
(d) Steal his food and drink.

10. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?
(a) If Nur recites his memoirs to Deven she will leave him.
(b) Deven must leave and never come back.
(c) She has suffered after performing in public and she fears the same for Nur.
(d) Deven must pay in advance to speak to Nur from now on.

11. What does the landlady tell Deven about the bill for the room at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Imtiaz has paid it.
(b) She has given them a very good discount.
(c) It must be paid immediately.
(d) Nur has taken care of it.

12. Why does Murad come to see Deven the morning after he first arrives to meet Nur for the interview?
(a) To supervise the interview.
(b) To tell Deven he is fired.
(c) To bring him cash.
(d) To make sure the tape recorder works.

13. What annual event is taking place at the college at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The annual faculty gala.
(b) The annual school dance.
(c) The annual board meeting.
(d) The annual poetry reading.

14. What rumor does Jayadev tell Deven has been floating around the college regarding his trips to Delhi?
(a) Deven has been meeting with Nur.
(b) Deven is so broke he is working a second job in Delhi.
(c) Deven has found a new job.
(d) Deven is having an affair.

15. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?
(a) She is a fine woman.
(b) She has tantrums.
(c) She is an amazing mother.
(d) She is an astounding poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Deven often forget to write down Nur's words?

2. What does Jain offer to do to help Deven when he heads back to Mirpore after his interview with Nur is complete?

3. What does Siddiqui ask Deven when he tells him he has worked hard but has been cheated by everyone along the way?

4. What does Nur tell Deven in the postcard Sarla gives him at the start of Chapter 8?

5. What does Deven do as Imtiaz argues with Nur, telling him to recite to his friends while she lay dying?

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