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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What odorous problem arises soon after Mr. Biswas and his family move into the new house?
(a) The toilet overflows.
(b) The garbage disposal breaks.
(c) The septic line backs up into the bathtub.
(d) The septic tank cracks.

2. While traveling around the island as part of his new government job, where does Mr. Biswas establish an office?
(a) In downtown Port of Spain.
(b) In an abandoned shopping center.
(c) At Hanuman House.
(d) At his house in Shorthills.

3. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which items does Mrs. Tulsi insist on showing everyone?
(a) Dead rats.
(b) Her new carpets.
(c) Owad's letters.
(d) Mr. Biswas' scathing articles.

4. What is the job of the certificate searcher?
(a) To catalog birth, death and marriage certificates in the civil office.
(b) To locate stolen and missing visas and travel documents.
(c) To help the wealthy procure visas and travel documents.
(d) To help the illiterate apply for birth, death and marriage certificates.

5. Who institutes the Deserving Destitutes Fund?
(a) The Community Welfare Department.
(b) The directors of the newspaper.
(c) Mrs. Tulsi.
(d) The Department of Family and Children's Services.

6. Why is Mr. Biswas asked to join the new government agency after the war?
(a) Because of his experience in working with the Deserving Destitutes.
(b) Because of his experience in construction.
(c) Because of his writing skills.
(d) Because he has a large family.

7. Where does Mr. Biswas live after Mrs. Tulsi evicts him from the house in Port of Spain?
(a) In his house in Shorthills.
(b) In a small apartment.
(c) With Ramchand.
(d) In a single room in one of Mrs. Tulsi's tenement houses.

8. What sign does Mr. Biswas post on his house in Shorthills?
(a) For free.
(b) Keep out.
(c) No trespassing.
(d) For sale or rent.

9. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does he do every morning and evening?
(a) Deliver newspapers.
(b) Attend Yoga classes.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Attend tutoring sessions.

10. In the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3, where does the family plan to relocate?
(a) Matelot.
(b) Shorthills.
(c) Moruga.
(d) Arwacas.

11. Where does Mrs. Tulsi go when she leaves the Port of Spain?
(a) Arwacas.
(b) Matelot.
(c) Matura.
(d) Moruga.

12. How is Shekhar's wife, Dorothy, different from the other Tulsi women?
(a) She has blue eyes.
(b) She is not Hindu.
(c) She is has Asian relatives.
(d) She is more modern.

13. What is the price of the house for sale in Book 2, Chapter 6?
(a) $4,500.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $5,500.
(d) $5,000.

14. After Mr. Biswas completes his house In Book 2, Chapter 3, which relative moves in with him?
(a) Seth.
(b) Ramchand.
(c) Anand.
(d) Bipti.

15. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?
(a) An English-style flower garden.
(b) A rose garden.
(c) A Japanese rock garden.
(d) A vegetable garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the problems associated with the house not bother the Biswas family for very long?

2. What does Mrs. Tulsi purchase in Port of Spain?

3. Where does Shekhar live once he is married?

4. Which subject does Anand excel in at school?

5. Which character fails the examination?

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