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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 happens to Nur when he and Deven go to the balcony for some privacy after Nur's rowdy friends arrive?
(a) He is attacked by pigeons.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He forgets where he is.
(d) He is moved to write new poetry.

2. What surprising scene does Deven encounter when he arrives at Nur for his second time?
(a) A sick Nur being rushed to the hospital.
(b) Movers packing up Nur's things.
(c) A crowd gathering around a divan for a performance.
(d) A quiet dinner with Nur and his small family.

3. Why does Deven tell Murad he has already eaten lunch when Murad suggests they get lunch in Chapter 2?
(a) He feels sick.
(b) He does not want to have to pay for Murad's lunch.
(c) He dislikes food in Delhi.
(d) He has already eaten.

4. In what city does Nur live?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Mirpore.
(c) Chandni Chowk.
(d) Pune.

5. What color is the shirt Deven wears on the bus ride from Mirpore to Delhi to meet Nur?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Why did Deven's mother send him to live in Delhi when he was young?

4. What state does Deven find Nur in after Nur sneaked away from his friends the first night they met?

5. How does Nur's room appear when Deven first arrived in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Murad poke fun at Deven when he offers him one of his two cigarettes in Chapter 1?

3. 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?

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

5. What is Chandni Chowk like? What is Deven surprised Nur lives there?

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

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

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

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

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

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