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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 does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?
(a) Counts the little bit of money in the cashbox.
(b) Plays solitaire.
(c) Sweeps the floor and rearranges the stock.
(d) Paints landscape murals and reads novels.

2. What justification does Seth give for the destruction of the garden?
(a) His plan will make more money than the produce from the garden.
(b) He reminds Mr. Biswas that he owns the land.
(c) He sees the garden as a silly waste of space.
(d) The vegetable plants were already dying.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mungroo sue Mr. Biswas for?

2. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Mr. Biswas' illness?

3. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his future?

4. Where does Dorothy work?

5. What comment does the midwife make about the newborn Mr. Biswas?

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