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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 find in the bottom of his tea cup when he stops for tea after arriving in Delhi in Chapter 2?
(a) A bit of food.
(b) A rupee.
(c) A dead fly.
(d) A piece of glass.

2. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
(a) He tells Deven to go home and he will find someone less whiny.
(b) He writes him a letter of introduction and sends his office boy to be Deven's guide.
(c) He tells Deven he will have Nur brought to the office to meet him.
(d) He agrees to take Deven.

3. At the start of Chapter 5, why does Deven say he cannot work for Nur?
(a) He dislikes Nur.
(b) He would miss his son too much.
(c) He has to keep his college job to support his family.
(d) He does not understand Urdu.

4. What color are the tiles in Nur's room?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

5. What reason does Deven give Murad for his becoming a professor?
(a) His passion is for Hindi.
(b) The salary and prestige.
(c) He has to support his family.
(d) It is his lifelong dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Deven head once he arrives in Mirpore after his first meeting with Nur?

2. How does Murad describe the Hindi language?

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

4. What does Mrs. Bhalla tell Deven her nephew had seen him doing earlier?

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Deven behave toward his wife as protest against her disappointment in their married life?

6. What scene does Deven encounter when he follows Nur and the sounds of screaming during his first visit in Chapter 3?

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

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

9. Describe what Deven sees when he first enters Nur's room in Chapter 2?

10. 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?

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