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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharma blame for the failure of the store?
(a) The poor economy.
(b) The greed of their customers.
(c) Mr. Biswas' lazy behavior.
(d) The overuse of credit.

2. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?
(a) With wallpaper salvaged from construction sites.
(b) With hand-lettered slogans from Hindi meetings.
(c) By painting the entire house inside and out.
(d) With new furniture.

3. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $5,500.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $2,450.
(d) $13,000.

4. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?
(a) A club foot.
(b) A cleft palate.
(c) Six fingers on each hand.
(d) Crossed eyes.

5. Why does Shama destroy the gift Mr. Biswas gave Savi?
(a) She feels girls should not play a man's game.
(b) To make her obedient.
(c) Because the dress was Western in style.
(d) To keep peace in the family.

6. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) A goat falls off a cliff.
(b) He breaks a stack of dishes.
(c) The calves are stolen by bandits.
(d) The calf drowns.

7. How does the family at Hanuman House learn that Mr. Biswas is sick?
(a) Through a message.
(b) In a newspaper article.
(c) Through a rumor.
(d) Through a phone call.

8. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her figure.

9. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?
(a) His father left money in his will for his schooling.
(b) His aunt wants him to have the best opportunities possible.
(c) A compulsory school attendance law is passed.
(d) He is too young to work.

10. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?
(a) By working as a custodian for the local school.
(b) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.
(c) By selling used cars.
(d) By stealing food and selling back to the market.

11. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his past?
(a) As an unrealized blessing of family and providence.
(b) As confirmation of the pundit's prophecy.
(c) As the result of his marriage to Sharma.
(d) As counterfeit and a series of cheating accidents.

12. What treatment does the doctor recommend for Mr. Biswas?
(a) An experimental medication.
(b) Radiation and chemotherapy.
(c) Hospitalization.
(d) Ovaltine, vitamins, and rest.

13. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?
(a) Hindi artifacts.
(b) A grave.
(c) Oil.
(d) Gold.

14. What does Mr. Biswas recommend his wife do to earn money?
(a) Work at the school.
(b) Sell vegetables.
(c) Sell her hair.
(d) Sell their old car.

15. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
(a) Bulls and calves.
(b) The road.
(c) Trees and water.
(d) Sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who remains with Mr. Biswas at Green Vale when Sharma leaves?

2. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?

3. Which relatives visit Mr. Biswas while he is ill?

4. During his illness, what happens to the house that Mr. Biswas was constructing?

5. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?

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