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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 Imtiaz show Nur and Deven when she finds them in Nur's room after her performance?
(a) Nur's notebook of poetry.
(b) The rupees she has earned.
(c) The new poetry she has written.
(d) The dinner she has prepared for them.

2. What does Nur say about the Urdu language when Deven tells him about Murad's Urdu poetry magazine?
(a) He never even liked Urdu.
(b) Urdu is his first love.
(c) Urdu is inferior to Hindi.
(d) There is no Urdu language left.

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

4. 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 dead fly.
(b) A piece of glass.
(c) A rupee.
(d) A bit of food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Murad suggest Deven tell Nur regarding Nur's request that Deven work as his secretary?

2. Why does Murad get frustrated with Deven at then end of Chapter 5 when he has come up with a solution to Deven's problem of having to keep his job at the college?

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

4. What does Deven's bus seat-mate say is the only thing that exists between life and death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married? In what ways is their marriage different from how Sarla imagined?

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

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

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

10. How does Deven feel about his visit from his old friend Murad at the start of Chapter 1?

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