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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. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his future?
(a) As bleak and hopeless.
(b) As a new beginning on a new house.
(c) As dedicated to family.
(d) As the beginning of his real life.

2. How is the beginning of the prologue unusual?
(a) Mr. Biswas begins telling his own story.
(b) The prologue begins with Mr. Biswas' murder.
(c) The prologue begins with the end of Mr. Biswas' story.
(d) All the dialogue is in Hindi.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 5, after Mr. Biswas runs out of money for construction, what does he use for building material?
(a) Tree branches, corroded tin, and stolen asphalt.
(b) Cinder blocks.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) Bricks from an old estate.

4. What happens to the family's first orange crop?
(a) Insects and parasites infect the oranges.
(b) Unusually low temperatures freeze most of the blossoms.
(c) One son-in-law steals the entire orange harvest.
(d) A sudden hailstorm destroys the entire harvest.

5. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?
(a) He hires a solicitor to collect debts from customers.
(b) He calls on the local police for assistance.
(c) He goes door to door to collect debts himself.
(d) He sues all of his customers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sharma call her daughter Savi?

2. What is the job of the certificate searcher?

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

4. Before Book 2, Chapter 3, which family member has managed the family's estates?

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

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