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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 Mungroo sue Mr. Biswas for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Assault.
(d) Defamation.

2. What solution does Seth recommend for Mr. Biswas' financial problems?
(a) Declaring bankruptcy.
(b) Hiring thugs to collect debts.
(c) Selling the store to his English investor.
(d) Burning the store and collecting the insurance.

3. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?
(a) He calls on the local police for assistance.
(b) He goes door to door to collect debts himself.
(c) He sues all of his customers.
(d) He hires a solicitor to collect debts from customers.

4. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?
(a) Mrs. Tulsi.
(b) Govind.
(c) Sharma.
(d) Seth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Owad go to England?

2. How is Shekhar's wife, Dorothy, different from the other Tulsi women?

3. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?

4. When Mr. Burnett leaves the "Sentinel," where does he go?

5. What structure does Seth plan to build on the garden site?

(see the answer key)

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