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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deven give Nur's first wife when he arrives at their home for the interview at the start of Chapter 9?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Money.
(d) Tea.

2. Why does Deven refuse to listen to the recordings of Nur after the first night?
(a) He dislikes tape recordings.
(b) He trusts that Chiku did a good job.
(c) He is frustrated and cannot bare to listen to them.
(d) He is too drunk to pay attention.

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

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

5. Where is the room Deven is using to meet with Nur located?
(a) In a vacant hospital room.
(b) On the second floor of a cafe.
(c) At the top floor of a brothel.
(d) In the back of a courtyard.

6. How much money is Deven expected to pay for the room he used to interview Nur?
(a) 500 rupees.
(b) 250 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 1000 rupees.

7. What does Deven suggest Siddiqui do to help him with his work with Nur?
(a) Compile all of Nur's greatest poems.
(b) Help him come up with interview questions.
(c) Submit a proposal to the college for funding for a tape recorder.
(d) Be his note taker.

8. What is happening at Siddiqui's house when Deven goes to see him in Chapter 11?
(a) Nur is doing a poetry reading.
(b) Someone else is living there.
(c) Siddiqui had thrown Deven a surprise party.
(d) It is being demolished.

9. Why is Deven upset about the tape recorder Murad wants to purchase from the shop?
(a) It is not an attractive color.
(b) It is too big.
(c) It is second hand.
(d) It is too expensive.

10. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?
(a) The tape recorder does not work.
(b) Nur's wife has threatened Deven.
(c) Nur expects Deven to pay for his food and drink.
(d) Nur is having another party.

11. What does Siddiqui ask Deven when he tells him he has worked hard but has been cheated by everyone along the way?
(a) All poets are unreliable.
(b) Why did he let everyone cheat him.
(c) Why would he take the job in the first place.
(d) What did he expect when working for Murad.

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

13. What does Imtiaz include along with the letter she wrote to Deven in Chapter 11?
(a) Several of Nur's new poetry.
(b) Pictures of Nur as a young man.
(c) Several of her own poems.
(d) Money for Deven's time.

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

15. Why does Deven decide he must sit by Chiku during the interview with Nur?
(a) Murad tells Deven he must keep an eye on him.
(b) He saw that Chiku had been drinking too much and fell asleep.
(c) He wants to learn from Chiku how to use a tape recorder.
(d) He knows more about the tape recorder than Chiku.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many faculty make up the Urdu department at the college?

2. What does Deven hear in the night for the second time when he is unable to sleep?

3. Where does Nur's friend tel Deven Nur had met Imtiaz?

4. Why does Siddiqui live in such a large home?

5. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?

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