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

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

3. How does Mr. Biswas earn the $1,200 needed for the down payment on the house?
(a) He sells his office building.
(b) He and Anand roof Mrs. Tulsi's house.
(c) He sells his automobile.
(d) He sells his house in Shorthills.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 2, Chapter 5, which items does Mrs. Tulsi insist on showing everyone?

2. Which character does Owad attack verbally?

3. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what does Chinta accuse Anand of doing?

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

5. When does Mr. Biswas make the final decision to purchase the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Shekhar's life as an adult.

3. Describe the circumstances and events surrounding the destruction of Mr. Biswas' rose garden.

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

5. What threatens Mr. Biswas' job at the "Trinidad Sentinel"?

6. How does Mr. Biswas use Hanuman House after it has been abandoned by the Tulsi family?

7. Describe the house Mr. Biswas bought from the solicitor's clerk.

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

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

10. Why does the Biswas family leave Mrs. Tulsi's house in Port of Spain after Owad's return?

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