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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 Deven ask Trivedi for, which Trivedi finds absurd, but agrees to?
2. What shape is Deven's house in when he finally arrives after he has been away interviewing Nur?
3. What does Nur do when Deven begins writing down a poem Nur recited at the end of Chapter 9?
4. Why is Deven upset about the tape recorder Murad wants to purchase from the shop?
5. What issue does Deven find when he finally listens to the tapes with Murad?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Deven and Murad listen to the tapes of his interview with Nur? What does Murad suggest Deven do?
2. Why is Chiku angry at Deven when they go to Nur's room and find it bare?
3. What things does Nur try to get Deven or the college to pay for in his final letters to him?
4. 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?
5. 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?
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. How is Raj described? In what way was Deven's friendship with Raj different from his friendship with Murad?
9. What information does Nur's first wife want Deven to include in his letter to her telling her when he can interview Nur?
10. What good news does Deven receive from Mr. Rai in the registrar's office at the end of Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance Deven's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if Deven were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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