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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which character does Mr. Biswas decide to focus his attention on?
(a) Bipti.
(b) Shama.
(c) Savi.
(d) Anand.

2. What job is Mr. Biswas fired from in the prologue?
(a) Overseer for a sugar plantation.
(b) Reporter for the Trinidad "Sentinel."
(c) Taxicab driver in Trinidad.
(d) Police officer in Trinidad.

3. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his past?
(a) As the result of his marriage to Sharma.
(b) As counterfeit and a series of cheating accidents.
(c) As an unrealized blessing of family and providence.
(d) As confirmation of the pundit's prophecy.

4. What happens to the family's first orange crop?
(a) Insects and parasites infect the oranges.
(b) Unusually low temperatures freeze most of the blossoms.
(c) A sudden hailstorm destroys the entire harvest.
(d) One son-in-law steals the entire orange harvest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the price of the house for sale in Book 2, Chapter 6?

2. What outrageous claim does Owad make about Russian cotton?

3. What problem does Mr. Biswas have with the back door of his new house?

4. How far off the floor is one of the doors in the new house?

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

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