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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. How is Siddiqui's home described when Deven first visits in Chapter 8?
(a) Sizable but somber.
(b) Grand but garish.
(c) Decrepit but spacious.
(d) Vast but vacant.

2. What do Siddiqui's friends join them to do after he and Deven have dinner in Chapter 8?
(a) Practice Urdu.
(b) Grade exams.
(c) Recite poetry.
(d) Play poker.

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

4. What department does Siddiqui work for at the college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Hindi.

5. What does Nur tell Deven has happened to him because of their interview?
(a) He has been unable to get out of bed.
(b) He has become even more famous.
(c) His wife left him.
(d) He needs cataract surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Imtiaz call Deven while she is sick in bed in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Deven often forget to write down Nur's words?

3. What does Jain offer to do to help Deven when he heads back to Mirpore after his interview with Nur is complete?

4. What does Imtiaz tell Deven in the letter she wrote him which was waiting at his house?

5. What does the old woman tell Deven that Imtiaz always does when she wants something from Nur?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the start of Chapter 11, as Deven watches Sarla sweep he wants to touch her, but decides not to. Why does he want to touch her? Why does he opt not to?

3. Instead of getting a hotel, with whom does Deven stay while he is interviewing Nur? How does he know this person? How is this person described?

4. What does Nur tell Deven happened to Imtiaz after her performance? Why does he think this happened? What does Deven think may be the real reason this happened?

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

6. What does the old woman, who Deven assumes must be Nur's first wife, tell Deven about Imtiaz when she is ill in Chapter 7?

7. What information does Nur's first wife want Deven to include in his letter to her telling her when he can interview Nur?

8. After being allowed one week's leave from the college, what plans does Deven have to break with Sarla?

9. What things does Nur try to get Deven or the college to pay for in his final letters to him?

10. Who is Chotu? Describe his relationship with Siddiqui.

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