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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Biswas offer to do for free for the editor of the newspaper?
(a) Write articles.
(b) Set up the typesetter.
(c) Proofread.
(d) Clean his office.

2. What does Mrs. Tulsi purchase in Port of Spain?
(a) A house.
(b) An automobile.
(c) A store.
(d) A hotel.

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

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

5. What outrageous claim does Owad make about Russian cotton?
(a) It is edible.
(b) It is as heavy as wool.
(c) It naturally grows in different colors and does not need to be dyed.
(d) The cotton bolls grow as large as tennis balls.

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

7. Where does Shekhar live once he is married?
(a) With Mr. Biswas.
(b) With Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) With his in-laws.
(d) In England.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 more modern.
(d) She is has Asian relatives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Mr. Biswas first perform for the newspaper?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which character does Mr. Biswas decide to focus his attention on?

3. What justification does Seth give for the destruction of the garden?

4. What treatment does Mrs. Tulsi give Anand for his asthma?

5. How far off the floor is one of the doors in the new house?

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