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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. Before Book 2, Chapter 3, which family member has managed the family's estates?
(a) Govind.
(b) Mrs. Tulsi.
(c) Ramchand.
(d) Seth.

2. What happens to the family's first orange crop?
(a) Insects and parasites infect the oranges.
(b) A sudden hailstorm destroys the entire harvest.
(c) One son-in-law steals the entire orange harvest.
(d) Unusually low temperatures freeze most of the blossoms.

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

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

5. How is Shekhar's wife, Dorothy, different from the other Tulsi women?
(a) She is more modern.
(b) She is not Hindu.
(c) She is has Asian relatives.
(d) She has blue eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 2, Chapter 1, where does Mr. Biswas find his mother living?

2. Where does Mrs. Tulsi go when she leaves the Port of Spain?

3. Where does Shekhar live once he is married?

4. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does Shama give him each day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Biswas' new job with the Community Welfare Department.

2. How does Mr. Biswas get his first job for the "Trinidad Sentinel?"

3. How does the Deserving Destitutes Fund cause hardship for Mr. Biswas?

4. Describe the Biswas family's trip to the seaside.

5. How does Mr. Biswas find and purchase his dream house?

6. How do the school examinations affect the children of the Tulsi household?

7. Describe Shekhar's life as an adult.

8. How do Mr. Biswas and other members of the Tulsi family end up living in the Port of Spain house for a second time?

9. How does Mr. Biswas earn his promotion as reporter for the "Trinidad Sentinel?"

10. What is the Deserving Destitutes Fund, and how did Mr. Biswas become involved in it?

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