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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nur talk about at the start of the interview to Deven's disappointment?
(a) His friends.
(b) His wives.
(c) Music.
(d) Food and drink.

2. What does Imtiaz tell Deven in the letter she wrote him which was waiting at his house?
(a) Nur's first wife is ill.
(b) She knows about the tapes.
(c) She wants to buy the sole rights to Nur's interview tape.
(d) His interview has lifted Nur's spirits.

3. What does Mr. Rai give to Deven the day after the annual board meeting?
(a) A letter informing him of his salary increase.
(b) A slip saying he has been fired.
(c) Approval paperwork to purchase a tape recorder.
(d) A blank check to do with what he pleases.

4. What does the old woman say Imtiaz did before marrying Nur?
(a) She was a beggar.
(b) She was a dancing girl.
(c) She recited poetry for money.
(d) She was a teacher.

5. Why does the college Deven works for have an Urdu department?
(a) Because they received a large donation from a Muslim family.
(b) Because the Principal wants to keep Urdu alive.
(c) Because Deven pushed for one.
(d) Because Urdu was a highly sought after degree.

6. What does Sarla ask Deven when she overheard Jayadev telling him of the rumor going around about his trips to Delhi?
(a) If they can go home.
(b) If he enjoys his time with Nur.
(c) If they are really that poor.
(d) If he is having an affair.

7. What does Nur tell Deven in the postcard Sarla gives him at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) He does not think Deven should visit anymore.
(b) He thinks Deven is the next great Urdu poet.
(c) He would like to make time for an interview.
(d) He has new poems he would like to recite to him.

8. What does Deven do as Imtiaz argues with Nur, telling him to recite to his friends while she lay dying?
(a) He convinces Imtiaz to go to the hospital.
(b) He orders their servant to bring Imtiaz medicine.
(c) He leaves.
(d) He gathers Nur's friends so he can recite for them.

9. What does Jain offer to do to help Deven when he heads back to Mirpore after his interview with Nur is complete?
(a) Buy Deven all the notebooks he needs to interview Nur.
(b) Edit the tapes himself and send them to Deven.
(c) Send his nephew Pintu to help edit the tapes.
(d) Loan Deven another tape recorder so he can interview Nur again.

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

11. What does Deven attribute to Siddiqui's boldness in asking for funding for the tape recorder?
(a) Deven's prestige.
(b) Murad's influence.
(c) Siddiqui's good relationship with the administration.
(d) Nur's magic.

12. What final request does Nur send to Deven in a letter in Chapter 11?
(a) Adopt his son.
(b) Help him get rid of Imtiaz.
(c) Write his memoirs.
(d) Arrange for him a pilgrimage to Mecca.

13. Why are there so many people at Nur's when Deven visits after purchasing the tape recorder?
(a) Imtiaz is sick.
(b) Imtiaz is having a baby.
(c) Everyone wants to see a tape recorder.
(d) Nur's fans want to watch Deven interview him.

14. What does Imtiaz call Deven while she is sick in bed in Chapter 7?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) A jackal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Deven upset about the tape recorder Murad wants to purchase from the shop?

2. What does Deven feel he has been made "custodian of" (204) at the end of the novel?

3. Why does Sarla think Deven stopped going to Nur, according to her insinuation at the start of Chapter 8?

4. What does Siddiqui tell Deven a mutual acquaintance of theirs named Faiz is doing in Beirut?

5. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?

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