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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 5, Green Vale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharma want to have done to the house being built in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) She wants the house blessed.
(b) She wants electricity installed.
(c) She wants running water inside the house.
(d) She wants carpet on the bare floors.

2. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?
(a) English.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Ornate lettering.

3. Who attacks Mr. Biswas in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Sharma.
(b) Govind.
(c) Owad.
(d) Pundit Tulsi.

4. In the prologue, why is Mr. Biswas pleased with his wife Shama?
(a) She confronts his boss after he is fired.
(b) She makes his favorite meal the night he is fired.
(c) She does not run back to her family when he is fired.
(d) She supports the family by getting a job in a local school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical reaction does Mr. Biswas have to stress?

2. What does Mungroo sue Mr. Biswas for?

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?

(see the answer key)

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