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

2. How does Shama react to the purchase of the house?
(a) With feigned indifference.
(b) With anger.
(c) With enthusiasm.
(d) With skepticism.

3. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?
(a) A grave.
(b) Hindi artifacts.
(c) Gold.
(d) Oil.

4. In Book 1, Chapter 2, who runs away with Dehuti?
(a) No one.
(b) Pundit Jairam, her teacher.
(c) Mr. Biswas, her brother.
(d) Ramchand, Aunt Tara's yard boy.

5. What job is Mr. Biswas fired from in the prologue?
(a) Taxicab driver in Trinidad.
(b) Police officer in Trinidad.
(c) Reporter for the Trinidad "Sentinel."
(d) Overseer for a sugar plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the prologue, how much of the mortgage is left on Mr. Biswas' house?

2. What does Sharma use to treat bedbugs?

3. Where does Sharma go to prepare for the birth of her first child?

4. How does Mr. Biswas invest the money he saved from his sign painting days?

5. How is the beginning of the prologue unusual?

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