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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Biswas dislike about Sharma?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her figure.
(d) Her voice.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 2, who runs away with Dehuti?
(a) Ramchand, Aunt Tara's yard boy.
(b) Pundit Jairam, her teacher.
(c) Mr. Biswas, her brother.
(d) No one.

4. What is the doctor's diagnosis of Mr. Biswas' illness?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Nerves and a vitamin deficiency.

5. What is Mr. Biswas' favorite hobby?
(a) Walking.
(b) Chess.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Reading.

6. What does Mungroo sue Mr. Biswas for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Defamation.
(c) Assault.
(d) Neglect.

7. In Book 1, Chapter 5, after Mr. Biswas runs out of money for construction, what does he use for building material?
(a) Cardboard.
(b) Bricks from an old estate.
(c) Cinder blocks.
(d) Tree branches, corroded tin, and stolen asphalt.

8. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?
(a) He declares she will never go hungry as long as he is alive.
(b) He declares that he will find his own job and buy his own house.
(c) He cries and runs out of the house.
(d) He faints.

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

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

11. During his illness, what happens to the house that Mr. Biswas was constructing?
(a) Seth and his family move in.
(b) It is sold.
(c) His brothers finish building the house.
(d) It is burnt.

12. What is Green Vale?
(a) A hotel run by Seth.
(b) One of the Tulsis' sugar estates.
(c) An English manor.
(d) An estate on the mainland.

13. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?
(a) Her next door neighbor, Dhari.
(b) Her sister, Tara.
(c) A foreign investor.
(d) The owners of the sugar cane plantation.

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

15. How does Shama react to the purchase of the house?
(a) With skepticism.
(b) With feigned indifference.
(c) With anger.
(d) With enthusiasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharma use to treat bedbugs?

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

3. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?

4. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?

5. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?

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