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

2. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child?
(a) Leading the calves to market each week.
(b) Taking water to the neighbor's calf each day.
(c) Tending the goats in the field each day.
(d) Washing the dishes for his aunt each day.

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

4. Where does Shekhar live once he is married?
(a) In England.
(b) With Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) With Mr. Biswas.
(d) With his in-laws.

5. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Polio.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

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

3. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?

4. Why does Owad go to England?

5. Where does Dorothy work?

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