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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her figure.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her smile.
2. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?
(a) In a painting.
(b) With a statue.
(c) In a drinking song.
(d) In a poem.
3. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?
(a) By working as a custodian for the local school.
(b) By selling used cars.
(c) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.
(d) By stealing food and selling back to the market.
4. What treatment does the doctor recommend for Mr. Biswas?
(a) Radiation and chemotherapy.
(b) Hospitalization.
(c) Ovaltine, vitamins, and rest.
(d) An experimental medication.
5. Where does Sharma go to prepare for the birth of her first child?
(a) A hospital on the mainland.
(b) The Hanuman House.
(c) The local hospital.
(d) A room above the store.
Short Answer Questions
1. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?
2. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
3. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?
4. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?
5. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?
Short Essay Questions
1. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child, and how does he lose that job?
2. Describe the first house Mr. Biswas builds for his family.
3. What role does Seth play in assisting Mr. Biswas to recover from his illness?
4. How does Mr. Biswas express his displeasure with his in-laws and his communal living situation?
5. Describe Mr. Biswas' early education.
6. Describe the Tulsi family.
7. What happens to Mr. Biswas' house in Green Vale during his illness?
8. What motivates Mr. Biswas to become self-employed?
9. Why does Mr. Biswas consider himself a successful man?
10. Describe the events leading to Mr. Biswas and Shama's courtship and marriage.
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