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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. How does Mr. Biswas invest the money he saved from his sign painting days?
(a) In stocking the store and purchasing household goods.
(b) In stocks and bonds.
(c) In gold.
(d) In an English business.

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

3. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?
(a) Seth's bedroom.
(b) The front living room.
(c) Mrs. Tulsi's bedroom.
(d) The back of the kitchen.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?
(a) A foreign investor.
(b) Her sister, Tara.
(c) The owners of the sugar cane plantation.
(d) Her next door neighbor, Dhari.

5. In Book 2, Chapter 1, where does Mr. Biswas find his mother living?
(a) In a mud hovel.
(b) With his brother Prasad.
(c) With his brother Pratap.
(d) With Mrs. Tulsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?

2. What literature does Mr. Biswas leave open on tables throughout the Hanuman house?

3. Why is Shekhar jealous of Owad?

4. In Book 1, Chapter 2, who runs away with Dehuti?

5. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?

(see the answer key)

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