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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. What is Mr. Biswas' favorite hobby?
(a) Chess.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Walking.
(d) Reading.

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

3. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?
(a) Crosses the path of a white calf.
(b) Faints at the market.
(c) Goes to her parents' home with her three children.
(d) Falls down the stairs.

4. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?
(a) They beg Shama to stay with them.
(b) With enthusiasm and encouragement.
(c) With snide, cutting remarks and insults.
(d) They worry and warn Shama of the evils of the city.

5. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?
(a) A club foot.
(b) A cleft palate.
(c) Crossed eyes.
(d) Six fingers on each hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?

5. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?

(see the answer key)

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