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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far off the floor is one of the doors in the new house?
(a) A foot.
(b) Six inches.
(c) Two inches.
(d) Ten inches.

2. Why does Sharma call her daughter Savi?
(a) She believes that saying her daughter's true name aloud is unlucky.
(b) Savi is a variant of Sharma's own name.
(c) Because Mr. Biswas dislikes the name.
(d) She believes that the name will bless her daughter.

3. What did Owad study while overseas?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Art.
(d) Law.

4. What does Sharma use to treat bedbugs?
(a) Kerosene.
(b) Lysol.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Alcohol.

5. What "code" name does Mr. Biswas use when traveling for the newspaper?
(a) Mr. Dickens.
(b) The Scarlet Pimpernel.
(c) The Dart.
(d) W.C. Fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Owad and his new wife live after they marry?

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

3. What does Shama borrow from Basdai?

4. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?

5. After Mr. Biswas completes his house In Book 2, Chapter 3, which relative moves in with him?

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