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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Dhanu and his friends demand from Deven in Chapter 10?
(a) Money.
(b) A scholarship.
(c) Good grades.
(d) The chance to meet Nur.

4. Why does Deven leave Siddiqui to the task of requesting funds for the tape recorder?
(a) Because they are more likely to fund the Urdu department than the Hindi department.
(b) Because the registrar dislikes Deven.
(c) Because Siddiqui is well-liked at the school.
(d) Because Deven has no idea how to go about doing it.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What issue does Deven find when he finally listens to the tapes with Murad?
(a) They are barely audible.
(b) Imtiaz erased them.
(c) The tapes had music on them.
(d) Chiku never turned the recorder on.

11. 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 knows more about the tape recorder than Chiku.
(c) He saw that Chiku had been drinking too much and fell asleep.
(d) He wants to learn from Chiku how to use a tape recorder.

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

13. In what way was Deven's friendship with Raj different than his friendship with Murad?
(a) It was awkward.
(b) It lasted longer.
(c) It was less demanding.
(d) It was more demanding.

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

15. What does the old woman say to Deven about Imtiaz after he leaves the day he visits when Imtiaz is ill?
(a) She has tantrums.
(b) She is a fine woman.
(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. Why does Siddiqui order most of his meals from restaurants?

3. What does Nur talk about at the start of the interview to Deven's disappointment?

4. 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)?

5. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?

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