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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. In Book 1, Chapter 5, what gift does Mr. Biswas give Savi?
(a) An elaborate dollhouse.
(b) A beautiful dress.
(c) A porcelain doll.
(d) A chess set.

2. What unlucky trait does the pundit claim Mr. Biswas will have?
(a) A limp.
(b) A lisp.
(c) A sneeze.
(d) A glassy stare.

3. In Book 1, Chapter 2, who runs away with Dehuti?
(a) Mr. Biswas, her brother.
(b) No one.
(c) Pundit Jairam, her teacher.
(d) Ramchand, Aunt Tara's yard boy.

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

5. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) The calf drowns.
(b) A goat falls off a cliff.
(c) The calves are stolen by bandits.
(d) He breaks a stack of dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?

2. What does Mr. Biswas do when he sees a relative's child destroying some of the store's stock?

3. What is Green Vale?

4. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?

5. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mr. Biswas' emotional state during his illness.

3. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child, and how does he lose that job?

4. What motivates Mr. Biswas to choose the house for his family?

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

6. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

7. Describe the events leading up to the destruction of Savi's dollhouse.

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

9. When Shama is pregnant with her fourth child, she and Mr. Biswas have a severe argument. What happens during that argument, and how does it affect their family?

10. What motivates Mr. Biswas to become self-employed?

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