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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3, The Tulsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?
(a) His father left money in his will for his schooling.
(b) He is too young to work.
(c) His aunt wants him to have the best opportunities possible.
(d) A compulsory school attendance law is passed.

2. Where does Mr. Biswas work with Bhandat, Ajodha's brother?
(a) A sugar cane plantation.
(b) A factory.
(c) A school.
(d) A rum shop.

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

4. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?
(a) In a painting.
(b) In a poem.
(c) With a statue.
(d) In a drinking song.

5. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?
(a) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.
(b) To the store in The Chase.
(c) To England.
(d) Back to his mother's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shama react to the purchase of the house?

2. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?

3. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?

4. What does Bipti's father believe caused the argument between Bipti and her husband?

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

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