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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Burnett leaves the "Sentinel," where does he go?
(a) He tours the U.S. with a circus.
(b) He accepts a job from Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) He moves to London and works at the Times.
(d) He runs a local grocery.

2. Why is Shekhar jealous of Owad?
(a) Owad is Mrs. Tulsi's favorite child.
(b) He loves Owad's fiance.
(c) He wishes he could work overseas.
(d) Shekhar claims he wanted to study at Cambridge.

3. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?
(a) Mrs. Tulsi's bedroom.
(b) The front living room.
(c) Seth's bedroom.
(d) The back of the kitchen.

4. What unlucky trait does the pundit claim Mr. Biswas will have?
(a) A lisp.
(b) A sneeze.
(c) A glassy stare.
(d) A limp.

5. How is Shekhar's wife, Dorothy, different from the other Tulsi women?
(a) She is not Hindu.
(b) She has blue eyes.
(c) She is has Asian relatives.
(d) She is more modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas anger Owad?

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

3. What does Bipti's father believe caused the argument between Bipti and her husband?

4. What does Mr. Biswas do when he sees a relative's child destroying some of the store's stock?

5. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?

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