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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 bothers Deven about the scene he enters on his second visit to Nur's in Chapter 5?
(a) He thinks he should have been asked to recite his poetry.
(b) He feels Nur should be performing and not Imtiaz.
(c) He feels like Nur does not want him there.
(d) He hates birthday parties.

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

3. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married?
(a) He proposed to Sarla on their first date.
(b) His mother and aunts arranged it.
(c) They had been betrothed since birth.
(d) They were high school sweethearts.

4. What color is the hospital that faces Nur's house?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nur's wife describe the people who visit him nightly?

2. What animal does the bus hit while Deven is riding from Mirpore to Delhi?

3. Who does Deven describe as a lover of Urdu poetry and the person who taught him Urdu?

4. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?

5. What does Nur suggest Murad should do after reading his letter of introduction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nur tell his groups of friends Deven is there to do during his first visit in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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