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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. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?
(a) From an infected wound.
(b) He falls off a cliff.
(c) He is murdered by the bandits.
(d) He drowns.

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

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

4. What does Bipti's father believe caused the argument between Bipti and her husband?
(a) Hard times.
(b) Fate.
(c) The white calf.
(d) Bipti's attitude.

5. What does Mr. Biswas discover about Sharma after they move to The Chase?
(a) She is a brilliant mathematician.
(b) She is leaving him.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is not a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?

3. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Biswas children after their father dies?

2. How does Mr. Biswas express his displeasure with his in-laws and his communal living situation?

3. Describe Mr. Biswas' early education.

4. Describe Mr. Biswas' emotional state during his illness.

5. How does the Tulsi family care for Mr. Biswas during his illness?

6. What explanation does Shama give for the store's financial problems?

7. What must Mr. Biswas and Shama do to reopen their shop and house in The Chase?

8. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child, and how does he lose that job?

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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