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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 creatures descend on the dead animal after it is hit by the bus Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Crows.
(d) Seagulls.

2. What does Deven do after Nur's wife proceeds to berate Nur and his friends at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He agrees with Nur's wife.
(b) He runs out of the house.
(c) He tells Nur's friends to go home.
(d) He tells his wife she is awful.

3. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches in the Hindi department?
(a) He bows to Deven.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He does not believe Deven.

4. What is Sarla doing when Deven first arrives home after his first night at Nur's?
(a) Breaking their dishes and yelling.
(b) Speaking to a neighbor.
(c) Packing his things.
(d) She is not home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Nur tells his friends Deven has come to do, which embarrasses Deven?

2. Why does Deven begin to wonder if agreeing to interview Nur for Murad's magazine was wise?

3. What is Imtiaz doing in Chapter 5 the second time Deven goes to Nur's?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Deven tell Murad wives are always trying to get their husbands to do?

5. What is Murad's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Murad suggest Deven do in order to successfully get an interview with Nur, while continuing his college work as well?

4. Who is Mrs. Bhalla? What does she say to Deven when he arrives home after his lectures in Chapter 4?

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

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

7. What "bad omens" does Deven see as he rides to Delhi and upon first arriving?

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

9. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps when he first meets him?

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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