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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how do people on the bus behave when Deven says he is a teacher?
(a) They tell him teaching is a fool's job.
(b) They ask him a ton of questions about his work.
(c) They seem impressed.
(d) They ignore him.

2. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) From never brushing.
(b) From drinking wine.
(c) From chewing betel leaves.
(d) From drinking coffee.

3. What does Deven do the first evening he meets Nur when he sees Nur sneak away from the crowd?
(a) He stays and eats with his friends.
(b) He leaves the house.
(c) He proceeds to drink nervously and become very drunk.
(d) He follows Nur.

4. Who is Nur?
(a) The college principal.
(b) An Urdu poet.
(c) Murad's father.
(d) Deven's father-in-law.

5. What does Murad suggest Deven purchase to help him work with Nur?
(a) Jewels for Imtiaz.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) A house near Nur.
(d) A tape recorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Deven envision "holding a tattered copy of poems in his hands" (70) while looking through Manu's books?

2. What is the special occasion on Deven's second visit to Nur's home in Chapter 5?

3. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?

4. What is the guru-shisya tradition Murad describes in Chapter 5?

5. What does Nur ask him when he first sees Deven in Chapter 5 and Deven tells him he is there per Nur's invitation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does Deven give to Nur for why he teaches Hindi rather than work in Urdu?

2. What does Murad say about the food when Deven takes him out for lunch after his lectures in Chapter 1?

3. How does Deven feel about Nur's letter asking him to be his secretary? Describe Murad and Deven's discussion regarding this matter in Chapter 5.

4. What did Deven do for Murad, which Murad has still not yet paid him?

5. How does Deven feel about his visit from his old friend Murad at the start of Chapter 1?

6. What does Nur tell Deven about Imtiaz when they speak after her performance in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Deven go to the college rather than home when he first returns to Mirpore after his first visit to Delhi? What does he do at the college?

8. Describe Deven's walk with his son, Manu at the end of Chapter 4.

9. How does Deven react when Murad tells him he will not be going to Nur's with him? What does Murad do to try to appease his friend?

10. What does Deven worry may have been on the papers he used to clean Nur's vomit at the end of Chapter 3?

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