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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 3, The Shorthills Adventure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure does Seth plan to build on the garden site?
(a) A store.
(b) A garage.
(c) A fruit stand.
(d) A hotel.

2. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?
(a) He cries and runs out of the house.
(b) He faints.
(c) He declares she will never go hungry as long as he is alive.
(d) He declares that he will find his own job and buy his own house.

3. During his illness, what happens to the house that Mr. Biswas was constructing?
(a) It is sold.
(b) It is burnt.
(c) His brothers finish building the house.
(d) Seth and his family move in.

4. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?
(a) A grave.
(b) Oil.
(c) Hindi artifacts.
(d) Gold.

5. What do the Tulsi women feed their chickens?
(a) Chicken feed from the Tulsi store in Arwacas.
(b) Moldy cakes discarded from the bakeries in town.
(c) Dried corn bartered from their renters.
(d) Bits of leftover soup and crackers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas anger Owad?

2. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?

3. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?

4. What does Mr. Biswas discover about Sharma after they move to The Chase?

5. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?

(see the answer key)

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