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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Biswas do when he sees a relative's child destroying some of the store's stock?
(a) He yells at the boy's mother.
(b) He yells at the boy.
(c) He beats the boy.
(d) He beats the boy's mother.

2. What does Shama borrow from Basdai?
(a) $200
(b) A rope.
(c) A handcart.
(d) Flour.

3. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?
(a) Because the family does business with a Catholic investor.
(b) Because two boys in the house attend mass at a Catholic school.
(c) Because the family closes shop for the Christmas holiday.
(d) Because Owad's best friend is Catholic.

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

5. What do the Tulsi women feed their chickens?
(a) Bits of leftover soup and crackers.
(b) Dried corn bartered from their renters.
(c) Moldy cakes discarded from the bakeries in town.
(d) Chicken feed from the Tulsi store in Arwacas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Biswas read in bed while living at Green Vale?

2. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?

3. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?

4. Whom does Owad snub when he returns home?

5. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?

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