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

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

3. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?
(a) Polio.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Asthma.

4. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?
(a) Govind.
(b) Pundit Tulsi.
(c) Owad.
(d) Sharma.

5. In Book 1, Chapter 5, where does Mr. Biswas spend Christmas?
(a) In Port of Spain.
(b) At Green Vale.
(c) In England.
(d) At Hanuman house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?

2. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

3. How many days does the pundit recommend Mr. Biswas' father wait before seeing his newborn son?

4. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?

5. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?

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