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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4, The Chase.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?
(a) A compulsory school attendance law is passed.
(b) His aunt wants him to have the best opportunities possible.
(c) He is too young to work.
(d) His father left money in his will for his schooling.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?
(a) Her next door neighbor, Dhari.
(b) The owners of the sugar cane plantation.
(c) Her sister, Tara.
(d) A foreign investor.

3. In the prologue, why is Mr. Biswas pleased with his wife Shama?
(a) She makes his favorite meal the night he is fired.
(b) She does not run back to her family when he is fired.
(c) She confronts his boss after he is fired.
(d) She supports the family by getting a job in a local school.

4. Why does Sharma call her daughter Savi?
(a) She believes that the name will bless her daughter.
(b) Because Mr. Biswas dislikes the name.
(c) She believes that saying her daughter's true name aloud is unlucky.
(d) Savi is a variant of Sharma's own name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of house does Mr. Biswas buy?

2. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?

3. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?

4. How many days does the pundit recommend Mr. Biswas' father wait before seeing his newborn son?

5. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?

(see the answer key)

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