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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 opposition does Mr. Biswas have to the family's plan to raise sheep?
(a) No one has the time to look after the flock.
(b) The family does not own enough pasture.
(c) He believes it is immoral for Hindus to raise sheep for meat.
(d) Sheep are noisy and smell bad.

2. Why does Pundit Jairam send Mr. Biswas back home?
(a) Because Mr. Biswas tainted the oleander tree with urine.
(b) Because Pundit Jairam became too ill to teach.
(c) Because Mr. Biswas was severely homesick.
(d) Because stress was making Mr. Biswas ill.

3. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?
(a) Ornate lettering.
(b) English.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Mathematics.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Biswas and Sharma have an argument while they stay together for a few days at Green Vale, what happens?

2. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?

3. Which character fails the examination?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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