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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 is strange about the interview room when Deven and Chiku arrive at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) It is empty.
(b) Imtiaz is there.
(c) Someone else is staying there.
(d) It appears Nur and his friends partied all night.

2. What does Murad tell Deven to do in order to pay off all of his bills?
(a) Ask his wife's family to help.
(b) Give Murad the sole rights to Nur's tape.
(c) Work for Murad full time.
(d) Get a better job.

3. What does Siddiqui tell Deven a mutual acquaintance of theirs named Faiz is doing in Beirut?
(a) Running a college.
(b) Teaching Biology.
(c) Editing an Urdu magazine.
(d) Living the poet's life.

4. Why does Siddiqui tell Deven he cannot give up on his interview with Nur?
(a) Siddiqui expects that the interview will do great things for the Urdu department.
(b) Deven should not let his friend Murad down.
(c) This could be Deven's chance to find better paying work.
(d) The school has already paid for the tape recording.

5. What does Deven worry he might have to do once the board finds out his tapes are useless?
(a) Pawn Sarla's jewelry or send her back to her family.
(b) Ask Imtiaz for help.
(c) Interview Nur again.
(d) Find a new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jain?

2. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic not long after he arrives to meet Nur for the interview?

3. What does Deven decide he will do despite knowing the calamities they lay ahead at the end of the story?

4. What does Murad say to Jain about his nephew Chiku?

5. Despite Deven sitting by his side, what does Chiku do during the interview with Nur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Though Deven goes to Nur's at a time when the is sure he should be alone, he finds a large crowd. Why are they there?

2. Describe Deven and Sarla's conversation about the fact that he no longer goes to Delhi at the start of Chapter 8.

3. What happens when Deven brings his host a basket of fruit as a thank you? How does Deven feel about this and why?

4. What happens when Deven and Murad listen to the tapes of his interview with Nur? What does Murad suggest Deven do?

5. How is Raj described? In what way was Deven's friendship with Raj different from his friendship with Murad?

6. What does Deven see as his role in regard to Nur at the end of the novel? How does he decide to meet the challenges he knows lay ahead?

7. Who does Jain send with Deven to help edit his tapes? Is he helpful?

8. Describe Siddiqui's house. Why does he live there?

9. How does Murad behave in the shop when he and Deven meet to purchase the tape recorder?

10. Who is Chiku and what does Jain say he will do for Deven?

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