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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. How many days does the pundit recommend Mr. Biswas' father wait before seeing his newborn son?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 21.
(d) 90.

2. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $5,500.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $2,450.
(d) $13,000.

3. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?
(a) By working as a custodian for the local school.
(b) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.
(c) By selling used cars.
(d) By stealing food and selling back to the market.

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

5. How does Mr. Biswas invest the money he saved from his sign painting days?
(a) In stocking the store and purchasing household goods.
(b) In gold.
(c) In stocks and bonds.
(d) In an English business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literature does Mr. Biswas leave open on tables throughout the Hanuman house?

2. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?

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

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

5. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?

(see the answer key)

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