View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Trees and water.
(c) Bulls and calves.
(d) The road.

2. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?
(a) He resolves to build a proper house of his own.
(b) He buys new furniture.
(c) He refuses to live in the house.
(d) He begins landscaping the yard.

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

4. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) He breaks a stack of dishes.
(b) A goat falls off a cliff.
(c) The calves are stolen by bandits.
(d) The calf drowns.

5. When Mr. Biswas and Sharma have an argument while they stay together for a few days at Green Vale, what happens?
(a) Sharma kicks Mr. Biswas.
(b) Sharma slaps Mr. Biswas.
(c) Mr. Biswas slaps Sharma.
(d) Mr. Biswas kicks Sharma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?

2. What does Mr. Biswas recommend his wife do to earn money?

3. How does Shama react to the purchase of the house?

4. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?

5. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 312 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample