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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 does Mr. Biswas recommend his wife do to earn money?
(a) Work at the school.
(b) Sell their old car.
(c) Sell vegetables.
(d) Sell her hair.

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

3. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Trees and water.
(c) The road.
(d) Bulls and calves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?

2. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?

3. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?

4. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?

5. What does Mr. Biswas study with Pundit Jairam?

(see the answer key)

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