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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2, Before the Tulsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?
(a) "That Body of Yours"
(b) "Bell's Standard Elocutionist"
(c) "Book of Comprehensive Knowledge"
(d) "The Lives of Engineers"

2. 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.

3. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?
(a) He declares she will never go hungry as long as he is alive.
(b) He faints.
(c) He cries and runs out of the house.
(d) He declares that he will find his own job and buy his own house.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the prologue, why is Mr. Biswas pleased with his wife Shama?

4. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?

5. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?

(see the answer key)

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