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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 3, The Shorthills Adventure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?
(a) A greedy real estate agent.
(b) A solicitor's clerk.
(c) An old woman who reminded him of his mother.
(d) His wealthy uncle.

2. Who attacks Mr. Biswas in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Sharma.
(b) Govind.
(c) Pundit Tulsi.
(d) Owad.

3. Why does Owad go to England?
(a) To study medicine.
(b) To work for a relative.
(c) To study English literature.
(d) To marry.

4. What pursues the Tulsi chickens?
(a) Hawks.
(b) The children.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Snakes and mongooses.

5. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?
(a) Sweeps the floor and rearranges the stock.
(b) Counts the little bit of money in the cashbox.
(c) Paints landscape murals and reads novels.
(d) Plays solitaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?

2. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?

3. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?

4. What solution does Seth recommend for Mr. Biswas' financial problems?

5. What literature does Mr. Biswas leave open on tables throughout the Hanuman house?

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