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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. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?
(a) They worry and warn Shama of the evils of the city.
(b) With enthusiasm and encouragement.
(c) With snide, cutting remarks and insults.
(d) They beg Shama to stay with them.

2. What does Sharma want to have done to the house being built in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) She wants running water inside the house.
(b) She wants electricity installed.
(c) She wants carpet on the bare floors.
(d) She wants the house blessed.

3. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Polio.

4. What job is Mr. Biswas fired from in the prologue?
(a) Taxicab driver in Trinidad.
(b) Police officer in Trinidad.
(c) Reporter for the Trinidad "Sentinel."
(d) Overseer for a sugar plantation.

5. What author does Mr. Biswas favor during the period of time when working conditions at "The Sentinel" become extremely stressful?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) W.C. Fields.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What opposition does Mr. Biswas have to the family's plan to raise sheep?

3. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?

4. Where does Sharma go to prepare for the birth of her first child?

5. What "code" name does Mr. Biswas use when traveling for the newspaper?

(see the answer key)

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