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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3, which family member refuses to relocate?
(a) Savi.
(b) Govind.
(c) Ramchand.
(d) Seth.

3. What color does Mr. Biswas paint his typewriter?
(a) Silver.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. Which character does Owad attack verbally?
(a) Mrs. Tulsi.
(b) Anand.
(c) Seth.
(d) Savi.

5. What claim does Prakash make that offends Mr. Biswas?
(a) Mr. Biswas is too stupid to build a house.
(b) His father has more money than Mr. Biswas.
(c) His father has more books than Mr. Biswas.
(d) Shama should never have married Mr. Biswas.

6. Whom does Mr. Biswas borrow money from in order to purchase the house in Book 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Mrs. Tulsi.
(b) Ramchand.
(c) Pratap.
(d) Ajodha.

7. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what does Chinta accuse Anand of doing?
(a) Stealing money from her room.
(b) Stealing chickens.
(c) Withholding money from the family.
(d) Cheating.

8. In Book 2, Chapter 6, what literature does Owad leave around the house?
(a) Soviet Weekly.
(b) Democratic Left.
(c) The New Libertarian.
(d) The International Socialist Review.

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

10. 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) In a single room in one of Mrs. Tulsi's tenement houses.
(d) With Ramchand.

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

12. 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.

13. What does W.C. Tuttle purchase in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) An apartment.
(c) An automobile.
(d) A house.

14. After the family's first harvest does not produce the gains expected, how do some of the Tulsi women plan to earn money?
(a) By selling eggs.
(b) By making incense from orangewood.
(c) By selling chickens.
(d) By renting land to sharecroppers.

15. What author does Mr. Biswas favor during the period of time when working conditions at "The Sentinel" become extremely stressful?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) W.C. Fields.
(d) Charles Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the examination scores posted?

2. Why does Owad go to England?

3. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does Shama give him each day?

4. What type of club does Owad join after he returns home?

5. What "code" name does Mr. Biswas use when traveling for the newspaper?

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