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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas invest the money he saved from his sign painting days?
(a) In stocks and bonds.
(b) In stocking the store and purchasing household goods.
(c) In gold.
(d) In an English business.

2. What solution does Seth recommend for Mr. Biswas' financial problems?
(a) Selling the store to his English investor.
(b) Burning the store and collecting the insurance.
(c) Hiring thugs to collect debts.
(d) Declaring bankruptcy.

3. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?
(a) A cleft palate.
(b) Six fingers on each hand.
(c) A club foot.
(d) Crossed eyes.

4. What does Mr. Biswas use to begin construction on his new house in Book 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Salvaged or cheaply purchased used materials.
(b) Fresh lumber from the field.
(c) Bricks from an old estate.
(d) Cinder blocks.

5. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?
(a) Paints landscape murals and reads novels.
(b) Counts the little bit of money in the cashbox.
(c) Plays solitaire.
(d) Sweeps the floor and rearranges the stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharma go to prepare for the birth of her first child?

2. In Book 1, Chapter 5, after Mr. Biswas runs out of money for construction, what does he use for building material?

3. Which room in Hanuman House does Mr. Biswas occupy while he is ill?

4. Which relative brings Mr. Biswas back to Hanuman House?

5. What is Green Vale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Biswas children after their father dies?

2. Why do the Tulsis consider Mr. Biswas a rebel?

3. How does Shama react when Mr. Biswas loses his job?

4. How does the Tulsi family care for Mr. Biswas during his illness?

5. Describe the events leading to Mr. Biswas and Shama's courtship and marriage.

6. What prophecy does the pundit give at Mr. Biswas' birth?

7. Describe Mr. Biswas.

8. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

9. What role does Seth play in assisting Mr. Biswas to recover from his illness?

10. What must Mr. Biswas and Shama do to reopen their shop and house in The Chase?

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