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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. What does Deven feel about Imtiaz's poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) It is better than Nur's.
(b) It is not bad for a girl.
(c) It is the best he has ever heard.
(d) It is stolen from Nur.

2. What fading language do Murad and Deven lament while at the restaurant in Chapter 1?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Bori.
(d) Asur.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad he can only do as a hobby?
(a) Ride his bike.
(b) Write in Urdu.
(c) Play music.
(d) Paint.

4. What is Deven's wife's name?
(a) Sarla.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Darla.
(d) Soraya.

5. What is Murad's occupation?
(a) College lecturer.
(b) Magazine editor.
(c) Musician.
(d) Cafe owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Manu?

2. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?

3. What does Deven do when he is approached by a beggar with a python around his neck?

4. Who is the author of In Custody?

5. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the guru-shishya tradition and why does Murad mention it to Deven in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Nur? What does Murad want Deven to do in connection with Nur?

3. Who performs on the divan at Nur's when Deven visits in Chapter 5? How does Deven feel about this person and performance?

4. 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?

5. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches Hindi and not Urdu at the college?

6. Why is Deven unable to ask Nur for an interview during his first visit?

7. Why does Deven begin to question agreeing to interview Nur in Chapter 2 while he rides the bus to Delhi?

8. What does Deven do for work? What does Murad do for work? How or why did they each come by these jobs?

9. How is Mirpore described at the start of Chapter 2 while Deven rides from Mirpore to Delhi?

10. How are young Murad and Deven described in Chapter 1?

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