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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6, The Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which newspaper offers Mr. Biswas a job?
(a) "The Trinidad News."
(b) "The Trinidad Star."
(c) "The Trinidad Sentinel."
(d) "The Trinidad Times."

2. What type of work does Mr. Biswas first perform for the newspaper?
(a) He cleans the lavatory.
(b) He sweeps the floor.
(c) He washes the windows.
(d) He paints signs.

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

4. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?
(a) An English-style flower garden.
(b) A Japanese rock garden.
(c) A vegetable garden.
(d) A rose garden.

5. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?
(a) Fifteen rupees and a free police radio.
(b) A hundred rupees and a taxicab ride home.
(c) None.
(d) Three months' notice and a free newspaper delivered to his door each morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 1, which relative invites Mr. Biswas for a visit?

3. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?

4. Why does Owad go to England?

5. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?

(see the answer key)

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