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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. How does the editor react to Mr. Biswas' free work?
(a) He offers Mr. Biswas $15 a week to write articles.
(b) He promotes Mr. Biswas to head custodian.
(c) He gives Mr. Biswas construction supplies.
(d) He offers Mr. Biswas $15 a week to proofread articles.

2. What did Owad study while overseas?
(a) Law.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Art.
(d) English Literature.

3. What problem does Mr. Biswas have with the back door of his new house?
(a) It is missing.
(b) It will not close completely.
(c) It will not lock.
(d) It is hung upside down.

4. In Book 2, Chapter 4, what happens to Chinta?
(a) She has her 10th child.
(b) She leaves Govind.
(c) She has an affair with Seth.
(d) She is beaten by Govind.

5. What presents do the children receive the Christmas after Owad goes to England?
(a) Books and candy.
(b) Dolls and clothes.
(c) None.
(d) Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 2, Chapter 1, what city does Mr. Biswas move to?

2. What does W.C. Tuttle purchase in Book 2, Chapter 5?

3. Why does the man in the café need to sell his house?

4. In Book 2, Chapter 4, what does Basdai constantly say to her children?

5. Which newspaper offers Mr. Biswas a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the final details of the sale of the clerk's house.

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

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

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

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

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