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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 political party has Owad become involved with while overseas?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Libertarian.

2. What sign does Mr. Biswas post on his house in Shorthills?
(a) No trespassing.
(b) For sale or rent.
(c) Keep out.
(d) For free.

3. Where are the examination scores posted?
(a) In the newspaper.
(b) In front of the school.
(c) Inside City Hall.
(d) In the town square.

4. What problem does Mr. Biswas have with the stairway of his new house?
(a) It is very rickety.
(b) There are splinters in most of the boards.
(c) Two boards are missing at the top of the stairs.
(d) It is missing.

5. Who institutes the Deserving Destitutes Fund?
(a) The directors of the newspaper.
(b) The Community Welfare Department.
(c) The Department of Family and Children's Services.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does W.C. Tuttle purchase in Book 2, Chapter 5?

2. What presents do the children receive the Christmas after Owad goes to England?

3. What pursues the Tulsi chickens?

4. In Book 2, Chapter 1, where does Mr. Biswas find his mother living?

5. How far off the floor is one of the doors in the new house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Tulsi family plan to do in Shorthills?

2. Describe the conflict that arises between Owad and Anand.

3. How do Mr. Biswas and other members of the Tulsi family end up living in the Port of Spain house for a second time?

4. Describe the house Mr. Biswas bought from the solicitor's clerk.

5. How does the Deserving Destitutes Fund cause hardship for Mr. Biswas?

6. How does Mr. Biswas earn his promotion as reporter for the "Trinidad Sentinel?"

7. Who is the "Scarlet Pimpernel", and why are the islanders looking for him?

8. How do Owad's communist views affect the Tulsi family?

9. How does Mr. Biswas get his first job for the "Trinidad Sentinel?"

10. How is Mr. Biswas' second house spared from burning?

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