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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 6, A Departure.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child?
(a) Washing the dishes for his aunt each day.
(b) Tending the goats in the field each day.
(c) Taking water to the neighbor's calf each day.
(d) Leading the calves to market each week.

3. What does Mr. Biswas study with Pundit Jairam?
(a) English as a second language.
(b) Agriculture and Earth Science.
(c) Pottery making.
(d) The Hindi language and Hindu religious ceremonies.

4. Which relatives visit Mr. Biswas while he is ill?
(a) His children, Savi and Anand.
(b) His brothers, Pratap and Prasad.
(c) His mother, Bipti, and his brother, Pratap.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi and Seth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Biswas sees a child destroying some of the store's stock, what does his reaction cause the mother of the accused child to do?

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

3. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?

4. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

5. How does the family at Hanuman House learn that Mr. Biswas is sick?

(see the answer key)

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