In Custody Quizzes

In Custody Quiz 1

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1 Where does the novel begin?

Murad's office

Deven's home

Delhi

Deven's college
2 How does Deven feel about Murad?

Admires him but is nervous

Sees him as an equal

Despises him

Has trouble respecting him
3 All of the following are true about Murad except:

he is pious

he runs a magazine

he is rich

he is an old friend of Deven's
4 Deven loves ____ above all else.

Hinduism

art

poetry

music
5 Deven teaches in what department?

Urdu

Religion

Writing

Hindi
6 What are Deven's "obligations"?

An elderly father

A wife and son

His brothers and sisters

An elderly mother
7 Where does Deven live?

Jaipur

Delhi

Mirpore

Mumbai
8 What does Murad want from Deven?

Nur's poems

Deven's poems

An interview with Nur

A biography on Nur
9 Mirpore is:

loud

lacking history

dusty

[All of these answers apply.]
10 What did Deven's in-laws give him that he hates?

A jacket

A watch

A shirt

A tie
11 What is disturbing about the tea Deven drinks?

It tastes weird

There is a dead fly in it

It has debris in it

It is lukewarm
12 Why is Deven annoyed when he meets Murad at his office?

He does not want to be late to meet Nur

Murad will not give him Nur's address

It seems like Murad does not want him to see his office

[All of these statements apply.]
13 Murad's letter about Deven is very:

eloquent

sparse

florid

confusing
14 Nur's neighborhood is all the following except

crass

dull

confusing

loud
15 What is Deven first impressed by?

Nur's weight

Nur's stature

Nur's beard

Nur's voice
16 Deven's love for Urdu is connected to:

his wife

his mother

his college years

his father
17 Why does Deven teach Hindi?

It is easy

The college treats him well

He has to make a living

He likes Urdu but not enough to change
18 When Deven and Nur recite poetry together and then Nur falls asleep, Deven feels like:

a child

a mother

a god

a father
19 At Nur's house, who annoys Deven?

Young louts

A crying child

A masseuse

[All of these people annoy him.]
20 What attacks Nur?

Dogs

Pigeons

Rats

Cats
21 In his early days, Nur was a/an:

athlete

teacher

painter

priest
22 How does Deven feel about the way Nur lives?

It disgusts him

It doesn't matter to him

It surprises him, but makes sense

It inspires him
23 What is the horrible thing Deven sees on that first day?

Nur hitting the child

A drunk and pitiful Nur

Nur forgetting his poetry

Nur fighting with one of the young men
24 Nur clearly has a problem with:

sex

lying

alcohol

drugs
25 How does Deven ultimately respond to the scene?

He leaves, knowing it is not his business

He flees

He helps a lot

He chastises the woman

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