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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 England.
(b) To the store in The Chase.
(c) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.
(d) Back to his mother's house.

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

3. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?
(a) A cleft palate.
(b) A club foot.
(c) Crossed eyes.
(d) Six fingers on each hand.

4. In the prologue, why is Mr. Biswas pleased with his wife Shama?
(a) She supports the family by getting a job in a local school.
(b) She makes his favorite meal the night he is fired.
(c) She does not run back to her family when he is fired.
(d) She confronts his boss after he is fired.

5. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?
(a) Counts the little bit of money in the cashbox.
(b) Paints landscape murals and reads novels.
(c) Sweeps the floor and rearranges the stock.
(d) Plays solitaire.

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

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

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

9. What does Bipti's father believe caused the argument between Bipti and her husband?
(a) Fate.
(b) The white calf.
(c) Hard times.
(d) Bipti's attitude.

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

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

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

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

14. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?
(a) Seth.
(b) Sharma.
(c) Govind.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi.

15. Why does Mr. Biswas accuse the Tulsis of being "orthodox Roman Catholic Hindus"?
(a) Because the family does business with a Catholic investor.
(b) Because two boys in the house attend mass at a Catholic school.
(c) Because the family closes shop for the Christmas holiday.
(d) Because Owad's best friend is Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

2. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?

3. How is the beginning of the prologue unusual?

4. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?

5. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?

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