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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. Whom does Mr. Biswas meet in the café?
(a) A solicitor's clerk.
(b) A widower.
(c) His brother, Pratap.
(d) A co-worker.

2. Why do the problems associated with the house not bother the Biswas family for very long?
(a) They are happy to be independent of the Tulsi family.
(b) The house burns down.
(c) They rent the house to Basdai and buy a new house.
(d) They sell the house for a profit.

3. What does Mr. Biswas offer to do for free for the editor of the newspaper?
(a) Clean his office.
(b) Set up the typesetter.
(c) Write articles.
(d) Proofread.

4. Why does Mr. Biswas feel like a Deserving Destitute?
(a) Everyone asks him for money.
(b) He does not own his own house.
(c) His household is overcrowded, noisy, and impoverished.
(d) He is underpaid and underappreciated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Shekhar jealous of Owad?

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

3. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?

4. Which character does Owad attack verbally?

5. Why is Mr. Biswas asked to join the new government agency after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Tulsi family plan to do in Shorthills?

2. How do Owad's communist views affect the Tulsi family?

3. Describe Shekhar's life as an adult.

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

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

6. How does Mrs. Tulsi react to Owad's impending return from England?

7. How does Shama assist with the repairs to the new house?

8. How does Mrs. Tulsi's return to Arwacas affect the family left in Port of Spain?

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

10. Why does Mr. Biswas buy a typewriter, and what happens to it later in the story?

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