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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 Mr. Biswas do when he sees a relative's child destroying some of the store's stock?
(a) He beats the boy's mother.
(b) He yells at the boy.
(c) He yells at the boy's mother.
(d) He beats the boy.

2. What does Mungroo sue Mr. Biswas for?
(a) Defamation.
(b) Assault.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Theft.

3. What is Pundit Tulsi famous for?
(a) His astonishingly accurate prophecies.
(b) Being a wealthy plantation owner.
(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 does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) The calves are stolen by bandits.
(b) A goat falls off a cliff.
(c) He breaks a stack of dishes.
(d) The calf drowns.

5. How does Shama react to the purchase of the house?
(a) With feigned indifference.
(b) With skepticism.
(c) With enthusiasm.
(d) With anger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mr. Biswas and Sharma have an argument while they stay together for a few days at Green Vale, what happens?

3. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?

4. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?

5. What is Savi's nickname when she is at the Hanuman House?

(see the answer key)

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