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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?
(a) The front living room.
(b) The back of the kitchen.
(c) Seth's bedroom.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi's bedroom.

3. What is Savi's nickname when she is at the Hanuman House?
(a) Little paddler.
(b) Little doll.
(c) Little flower.
(d) Little Sharma.

4. What pursues the Tulsi chickens?
(a) The children.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Snakes and mongooses.

5. While traveling around the island as part of his new government job, where does Mr. Biswas establish an office?
(a) In an abandoned shopping center.
(b) At Hanuman House.
(c) At his house in Shorthills.
(d) In downtown Port of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution does Seth recommend for Mr. Biswas' financial problems?

2. Before Book 2, Chapter 3, which family member has managed the family's estates?

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

4. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?

5. In the prologue, how much of the mortgage is left on Mr. Biswas' house?

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