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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What solution does Seth recommend for Mr. Biswas' financial problems?
(a) Selling the store to his English investor.
(b) Declaring bankruptcy.
(c) Hiring thugs to collect debts.
(d) Burning the store and collecting the insurance.

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

3. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?
(a) A compulsory school attendance law is passed.
(b) His father left money in his will for his schooling.
(c) He is too young to work.
(d) His aunt wants him to have the best opportunities possible.

4. 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.

5. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?
(a) Gold.
(b) Hindi artifacts.
(c) Oil.
(d) A grave.

6. Which relatives visit Mr. Biswas while he is ill?
(a) His children, Savi and Anand.
(b) His mother, Bipti, and his brother, Pratap.
(c) His brothers, Pratap and Prasad.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi and Seth.

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

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

9. In Book 1, Chapter 5, what gift does Mr. Biswas give Savi?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) An elaborate dollhouse.
(c) A chess set.
(d) A beautiful dress.

10. Where does Sharma go to prepare for the birth of her first child?
(a) A room above the store.
(b) The Hanuman House.
(c) A hospital on the mainland.
(d) The local hospital.

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

12. In the prologue, how does Shama attempt to earn money?
(a) By selling used cars.
(b) By working as a custodian for the local school.
(c) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.
(d) By stealing food and selling back to the market.

13. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?
(a) Public speaking.
(b) Ornate lettering.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) English.

14. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?
(a) He sues all of his customers.
(b) He goes door to door to collect debts himself.
(c) He hires a solicitor to collect debts from customers.
(d) He calls on the local police for assistance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?

4. What is Green Vale?

5. What treatment does Ramchand recommend for Mr. Biswas?

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