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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pundit Tulsi famous for?
(a) Being a wealthy plantation owner.
(b) His astonishingly accurate prophecies.
(c) Being the first man on Trinidad to be killed by a motor car.
(d) Being the first Pundit in Trinidad to be elected governor.

2. What type of work does Mr. Biswas first perform for the newspaper?
(a) He cleans the lavatory.
(b) He sweeps the floor.
(c) He paints signs.
(d) He washes the windows.

3. What treatment does Mrs. Tulsi give Anand for his asthma?
(a) Brandy and water.
(b) Steam baths.
(c) An inhaler.
(d) Cod liver oil.

4. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?
(a) Because two boys in the house attend mass at a Catholic school.
(b) Because the family does business with a Catholic investor.
(c) Because the family closes shop for the Christmas holiday.
(d) Because Owad's best friend is Catholic.

5. What "code" name does Mr. Biswas use when traveling for the newspaper?
(a) The Dart.
(b) W.C. Fields.
(c) The Scarlet Pimpernel.
(d) Mr. Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?

2. Which subject does Anand excel in at school?

3. What does Mrs. Tulsi purchase in Port of Spain?

4. What does Mr. Biswas discover about Sharma after they move to The Chase?

5. Why is Mr. Biswas asked to join the new government agency after the war?

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