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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?
(a) To the store in The Chase.
(b) Back to his mother's house.
(c) To England.
(d) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.

2. How does Mr. Biswas anger Owad?
(a) By hitting him.
(b) By cursing his family.
(c) By spitting on him.
(d) By ignoring him.

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

4. What does Mr. Biswas love about Sharma?
(a) Her figure.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her mouth.

5. What treatment does Ramchand recommend for Mr. Biswas?
(a) Long walks in the country.
(b) A long vacation.
(c) Tranquilizers.
(d) Music from a gramophone.

6. What does Sharma blame for the failure of the store?
(a) The overuse of credit.
(b) The greed of their customers.
(c) Mr. Biswas' lazy behavior.
(d) The poor economy.

7. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Trees and water.
(c) The road.
(d) Bulls and calves.

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

9. 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 stealing food and selling back to the market.
(d) By buying potatoes wholesale and then reselling them.

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

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

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

13. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $2,450.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $5,500.
(d) $3,000.

14. In Book 1, Chapter 3, which relative betrays Mr. Biswas to the Tulsis?
(a) Owad.
(b) Govind.
(c) Pundit Tulsi.
(d) Sharma.

15. 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) Tree branches, corroded tin, and stolen asphalt.
(d) Cinder blocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharma want to have done to the house being built in Book 1, Chapter 5?

2. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?

3. Why does Sharma call her daughter Savi?

4. Why does Pundit Jairam send Mr. Biswas back home?

5. How many days does the pundit recommend Mr. Biswas' father wait before seeing his newborn son?

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