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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 does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?
(a) Goes to her parents' home with her three children.
(b) Falls down the stairs.
(c) Faints at the market.
(d) Crosses the path of a white calf.

2. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her figure.

3. Why is Shekhar jealous of Owad?
(a) Owad is Mrs. Tulsi's favorite child.
(b) Shekhar claims he wanted to study at Cambridge.
(c) He wishes he could work overseas.
(d) He loves Owad's fiance.

4. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?
(a) Seth.
(b) Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) Govind.
(d) Sharma.

5. What is the job of the certificate searcher?
(a) To locate stolen and missing visas and travel documents.
(b) To help the illiterate apply for birth, death and marriage certificates.
(c) To catalog birth, death and marriage certificates in the civil office.
(d) To help the wealthy procure visas and travel documents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book 2, Chapter 1, what city does Mr. Biswas move to?

3. What sign does Mr. Biswas post on his house in Shorthills?

4. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?

5. What does Mr. Biswas study with Pundit Jairam?

(see the answer key)

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