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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. What does Murad tell Deven to do in order to pay off all of his bills?
2. What does Deven feel he has been made "custodian of" (204) at the end of the novel?
3. Why does Siddiqui tell Deven he cannot give up on his interview with Nur?
4. Why does Deven leave Siddiqui to the task of requesting funds for the tape recorder?
5. What does Imtiaz tell Deven and Nur while she is in bed sick in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Jain send with Deven to help edit his tapes? Is he helpful?
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. What happens when Deven and Murad listen to the tapes of his interview with Nur? What does Murad suggest Deven do?
4. Describe Siddiqui's house. Why does he live there?
5. What errors does Chiku make as the person in charge of recording Nur's interview?
6. What does the old woman tell Deven she can do for him to help him interview Nur?
7. Who is Jayadev and what does he say to Deven at the annual board meeting, which Sarla overhears?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. What does Imtiaz challenge Deven to do in her letter? What does Deven do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Desai's commentary on marriage in In Custody. How is marriage represented in the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
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