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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What day is the purchase complete?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

3. What does Mr. Biswas' new neighbor think he should have paid for the house?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $4,000.

4. Who is Basdai?
(a) Pratap's friend.
(b) The stray dog.
(c) A widow who took in boarders.
(d) The solicitor's clerk.

5. Why does Owad go to England?
(a) To marry.
(b) To study English literature.
(c) To work for a relative.
(d) To study medicine.

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

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

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

9. How does the editor react to Mr. Biswas' free work?
(a) He promotes Mr. Biswas to head custodian.
(b) He offers Mr. Biswas $15 a week to proofread articles.
(c) He offers Mr. Biswas $15 a week to write articles.
(d) He gives Mr. Biswas construction supplies.

10. In Book 2, Chapter 1, which relative invites Mr. Biswas for a visit?
(a) Ramchand.
(b) Seth.
(c) Bipti.
(d) Govind.

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

12. What justification does Seth give for the destruction of the garden?
(a) He reminds Mr. Biswas that he owns the land.
(b) His plan will make more money than the produce from the garden.
(c) The vegetable plants were already dying.
(d) He sees the garden as a silly waste of space.

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

14. What pursues the Tulsi chickens?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) The children.
(d) Snakes and mongooses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What claim does Prakash make that offends Mr. Biswas?

3. Why does the man in the café need to sell his house?

4. Whom does Owad snub when he returns home?

5. When Mr. Burnett leaves the "Sentinel," where does he go?

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