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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. Which relatives visit Mr. Biswas while he is ill?
(a) His children, Savi and Anand.
(b) His mother, Bipti, and his brother, Pratap.
(c) His brothers, Pratap and Prasad.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi and Seth.

2. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?
(a) Goes to her parents' home with her three children.
(b) Faints at the market.
(c) Crosses the path of a white calf.
(d) Falls down the stairs.

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

4. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?
(a) To England.
(b) Back to his mother's house.
(c) To the store in The Chase.
(d) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.

5. What does Mr. Biswas discover about Sharma after they move to The Chase?
(a) She is leaving him.
(b) She is a brilliant mathematician.
(c) She is not a virgin.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment does Ramchand recommend for Mr. Biswas?

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

3. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?

4. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?

5. What does Sharma blame for the failure of the store?

(see the answer key)

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