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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. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?
(a) With new furniture.
(b) With wallpaper salvaged from construction sites.
(c) By painting the entire house inside and out.
(d) With hand-lettered slogans from Hindi meetings.

2. How many days does the pundit recommend Mr. Biswas' father wait before seeing his newborn son?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) 90.

3. How is the beginning of the prologue unusual?
(a) The prologue begins with the end of Mr. Biswas' story.
(b) All the dialogue is in Hindi.
(c) The prologue begins with Mr. Biswas' murder.
(d) Mr. Biswas begins telling his own story.

4. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $2,450.
(d) $5,500.

5. What does Mr. Biswas use to begin construction on his new house in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Salvaged or cheaply purchased used materials.
(b) Cinder blocks.
(c) Fresh lumber from the field.
(d) Bricks from an old estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment does Ramchand recommend for Mr. Biswas?

2. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?

3. In Book 1, Chapter 5, after Mr. Biswas runs out of money for construction, what does he use for building material?

4. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

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

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