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

2. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?
(a) None.
(b) A hundred rupees and a taxicab ride home.
(c) Fifteen rupees and a free police radio.
(d) Three months' notice and a free newspaper delivered to his door each morning.

3. In the prologue, why is Mr. Biswas pleased with his wife Shama?
(a) She makes his favorite meal the night he is fired.
(b) She supports the family by getting a job in a local school.
(c) She confronts his boss after he is fired.
(d) She does not run back to her family when he is fired.

4. 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?
(a) She beats her son.
(b) She yells at Mr. Biswas.
(c) She ignores Mr. Biswas.
(d) She yells at her son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?

2. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?

3. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?

4. When Mr. Burnett leaves the "Sentinel," where does he go?

5. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?

(see the answer key)

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