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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Siddiqui's home described when Deven first visits in Chapter 8?
2. Which department at the college is more likely to receive funding?
3. What does Murad say they can afford with the funding Deven has received from the college for the tape recorder?
4. What does Imtiaz include along with the letter she wrote to Deven in Chapter 11?
5. What does Deven give Nur's first wife when he arrives at their home for the interview at the start of Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Nur's interview room bare when Deven and Chiku enter at the start of Chapter 10?
2. 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?
3. Describe Siddiqui's house. Why does he live there?
4. How is Raj described? In what way was Deven's friendship with Raj different from his friendship with Murad?
5. Who is Siddiqui? How does he agree to help Deven with his interview with Nur?
6. Who is Jayadev and what does he say to Deven at the annual board meeting, which Sarla overhears?
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. What errors does Chiku make as the person in charge of recording Nur's interview?
9. 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?
10. Why does Deven call Murad in a panic the first time he meets with Nur in the room Nur's wife had arranged? How does Murad help Deven?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 2
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of In Custody. Who is she? What else has she written? How is In Custody similar or different from her other works?
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