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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) The calves are stolen by bandits.
(b) He breaks a stack of dishes.
(c) The calf drowns.
(d) A goat falls off a cliff.

2. What disease afflicts Bipti's father?
(a) Polio.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Lupus.

3. What do the Tulsis hire Mr. Biswas to do in their dry goods store?
(a) Clean the bathroom.
(b) Paint signs.
(c) Put up stock.
(d) Run the counter.

4. When Mr. Biswas and Sharma have an argument while they stay together for a few days at Green Vale, what happens?
(a) Sharma slaps Mr. Biswas.
(b) Mr. Biswas kicks Sharma.
(c) Mr. Biswas slaps Sharma.
(d) Sharma kicks Mr. Biswas.

5. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?
(a) An old woman who reminded him of his mother.
(b) His wealthy uncle.
(c) A greedy real estate agent.
(d) A solicitor's clerk.

6. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child?
(a) Tending the goats in the field each day.
(b) Washing the dishes for his aunt each day.
(c) Leading the calves to market each week.
(d) Taking water to the neighbor's calf each day.

7. In the prologue, how much of the mortgage is left on Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $2,450.
(d) $5,500.

8. When Mr. Biswas sees a child destroying some of the store's stock, what does his reaction cause the mother of the accused child to do?
(a) She ignores Mr. Biswas.
(b) She yells at Mr. Biswas.
(c) She beats her son.
(d) She yells at her son.

9. What treatment does the doctor recommend for Mr. Biswas?
(a) An experimental medication.
(b) Ovaltine, vitamins, and rest.
(c) Hospitalization.
(d) Radiation and chemotherapy.

10. How does the family at Hanuman House learn that Mr. Biswas is sick?
(a) In a newspaper article.
(b) Through a rumor.
(c) Through a phone call.
(d) Through a message.

11. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?
(a) In a drinking song.
(b) With a statue.
(c) In a poem.
(d) In a painting.

12. What literature does Mr. Biswas leave open on tables throughout the Hanuman house?
(a) Real estate brochures.
(b) Dry goods catalogs.
(c) Christian booklets.
(d) Political pamphlets.

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

14. 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.
(b) He beats the boy's mother.
(c) He beats the boy.
(d) He yells at the boy's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is Mr. Biswas fired from in the prologue?

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

3. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?

4. Which relative urges Mr. Biswas to find a job after several months spent recuperating at Hanuman House?

5. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his future?

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