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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of club does Owad join after he returns home?
(a) A chess club.
(b) A yacht club.
(c) A political club.
(d) A tennis club.

2. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which character does Mr. Biswas decide to focus his attention on?
(a) Savi.
(b) Bipti.
(c) Anand.
(d) Shama.

3. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does Shama give him each day?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Milk and prunes.
(c) Oatmeal and raisins.
(d) Fish and chips.

4. Whom does Mr. Biswas meet in the café?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A widower.
(c) A solicitor's clerk.
(d) His brother, Pratap.

5. What problem does Mr. Biswas have with the stairway of his new house?
(a) It is very rickety.
(b) There are splinters in most of the boards.
(c) It is missing.
(d) Two boards are missing at the top of the stairs.

6. Which high-paying government agency is Mr. Biswas invited to join?
(a) The Community Welfare Department.
(b) The Department of Civil Engineering.
(c) The Department of Transportation.
(d) The Department of Family and Children's Services.

7. Why does the man in the café need to sell his house?
(a) His elderly mother can no longer manage the stairs.
(b) He can no longer afford the upkeep of the house.
(c) He is moving to England.
(d) He is tired of being a landlord.

8. Why does Mrs. Tulsi evict everyone from the house in Port of Spain?
(a) She is selling the house.
(b) She must fumigate for rats.
(c) She is angry at the entire family.
(d) She is preparing the house for Owad's return.

9. How does Mr. Biswas earn the $1,200 needed for the down payment on the house?
(a) He sells his automobile.
(b) He sells his house in Shorthills.
(c) He sells his office building.
(d) He and Anand roof Mrs. Tulsi's house.

10. What does the solicitor's clerk do on Thursday?
(a) He goes to the bank.
(b) He moves out.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He cleans the house.

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

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

13. In Book 2, Chapter 4, what does Basdai constantly say to her children?
(a) "Read! Learn! Learn! Read!"
(b) "No! No! No!"
(c) "Come here!"
(d) "Go away!"

14. Which character enrolls in remedial classes at the college?
(a) Vididhar.
(b) Govind.
(c) Ramchand.
(d) Anand.

15. What treatment does Mrs. Tulsi give Anand for his asthma?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Brandy and water.
(c) An inhaler.
(d) Steam baths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Biswas offer to do for free for the editor of the newspaper?

2. When does Mr. Biswas make the final decision to purchase the house?

3. In Book 2, Chapter 6, what literature does Owad leave around the house?

4. Who is Mr. Biswas' supervisor at the new government agency?

5. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what does Chinta accuse Anand of doing?

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