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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treatment does Ramchand recommend for Mr. Biswas?
(a) Music from a gramophone.
(b) A long vacation.
(c) Long walks in the country.
(d) Tranquilizers.

2. What is Savi's nickname when she is at the Hanuman House?
(a) Little Sharma.
(b) Little flower.
(c) Little paddler.
(d) Little doll.

3. 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 an English business.
(d) In gold.

4. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?
(a) By stealing food and selling back to the market.
(b) By selling used cars.
(c) By working as a custodian for the local school.
(d) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.

5. After the family's first harvest does not produce the gains expected, how do some of the Tulsi women plan to earn money?
(a) By renting land to sharecroppers.
(b) By selling chickens.
(c) By selling eggs.
(d) By making incense from orangewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which items does Mrs. Tulsi insist on showing everyone?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what gift does the family plan to give each child?

3. What does Mrs. Tulsi purchase in Port of Spain?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Tulsi evict everyone from the house in Port of Spain?

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