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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. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?
(a) To England.
(b) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.
(c) To the store in The Chase.
(d) Back to his mother's house.

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

3. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?
(a) In his Aunt Tara's house.
(b) In an apartment with his mother.
(c) In a mud hut owned by Aunt Tara.
(d) In a cave on the cliff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During his illness, what happens to the house that Mr. Biswas was constructing?

2. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?

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

4. Who remains with Mr. Biswas at Green Vale when Sharma leaves?

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

(see the answer key)

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