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

3. What does Nur want Deven's college to do for him as per the letter Deven received when he arrived home after the interview?
(a) Name a building after him.
(b) Pay for his surgery.
(c) Hire him to teach.
(d) Pay him an annual salary.

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

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

6. What does the old woman agree to do for Deven at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Pay Deven for his time and trouble.
(b) Tell his wife he has not been cheating on her.
(c) Arrange for him to meet with Nur in private.
(d) Put in a good word for him at the college.

7. 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 wants to buy the sole rights to Nur's interview tape.
(c) His interview has lifted Nur's spirits.
(d) She knows about the tapes.

8. What family plans does Deven break in order to interview Nur at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A trip to see Sarla's parents.
(b) A trip to America.
(c) A family picnic.
(d) A cousin's wedding.

9. How long has Deven been trying to interview Nur by the time Murad calls and tells him to wrap it up?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 6 days.

10. Why does Siddiqui live in such a large home?
(a) He saved all his money and had the house built.
(b) His is descendant of nobility.
(c) He married into royalty.
(d) He lives with many people.

11. Why is Deven happy when Nur suggests Imtiaz might go to a hospital?
(a) He can be alone with Nur.
(b) His father is a doctor at the hospital and will get to meet her.
(c) Imtiaz will recover more quickly at the hospital.
(d) The hospital is right across the street so they can check on her.

12. What does Murad say to Jain regarding the tape recorder?
(a) He said the quality was subpar, but they could manage.
(b) He must have sold him the best recorder around.
(c) He told him he could have built a better tape recorder.
(d) He sold him a lousy tape recorder.

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

14. What does Deven tell Siddiqui about Nur, which makes Siddiqui wonder if Deven is living in a fantasy?
(a) He and Nur have become like brothers.
(b) Deven is leaving his job to work for Nur.
(c) Nur said he may dictate his memoirs to him.
(d) Nur said Deven can be the next great Urdu poet.

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