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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. What is Pundit Tulsi famous for?
(a) Being the first Pundit in Trinidad to be elected governor.
(b) Being a wealthy plantation owner.
(c) His astonishingly accurate prophecies.
(d) Being the first man on Trinidad to be killed by a motor car.

2. What do the Tulsis hire Mr. Biswas to do in their dry goods store?
(a) Put up stock.
(b) Paint signs.
(c) Clean the bathroom.
(d) Run the counter.

3. How is the beginning of the prologue unusual?
(a) The prologue begins with the end of Mr. Biswas' story.
(b) The prologue begins with Mr. Biswas' murder.
(c) All the dialogue is in Hindi.
(d) Mr. Biswas begins telling his own story.

4. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?
(a) In a cave on the cliff.
(b) In an apartment with his mother.
(c) In a mud hut owned by Aunt Tara.
(d) In his Aunt Tara's house.

5. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?
(a) He resolves to build a proper house of his own.
(b) He refuses to live in the house.
(c) He begins landscaping the yard.
(d) He buys new furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment does the doctor recommend for Mr. Biswas?

2. What type of house does Mr. Biswas buy?

3. When Mr. Biswas and Sharma have an argument while they stay together for a few days at Green Vale, what happens?

4. What does Mr. Biswas do when he is bored at the shop?

5. Which relative urges Mr. Biswas to find a job after several months spent recuperating at Hanuman House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to improve the store's financial situation?

6. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

7. How does Mr. Biswas express his displeasure with his in-laws and his communal living situation?

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

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

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

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