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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 Owad snub when he returns home?
(a) Mr. Biswas.
(b) Savi.
(c) Mrs. Tulsi.
(d) Seth.
2. Why does Mr. Biswas feel like a Deserving Destitute?
(a) His household is overcrowded, noisy, and impoverished.
(b) He is underpaid and underappreciated.
(c) He does not own his own house.
(d) Everyone asks him for money.
3. Why does Mrs. Tulsi evict everyone from the house in Port of Spain?
(a) She is preparing the house for Owad's return.
(b) She is selling the house.
(c) She is angry at the entire family.
(d) She must fumigate for rats.
4. Before Book 2, Chapter 3, which family member has managed the family's estates?
(a) Seth.
(b) Ramchand.
(c) Govind.
(d) Mrs. Tulsi.
5. After the family's first harvest does not produce the gains expected, how do some of the Tulsi women plan to earn money?
(a) By renting land to sharecroppers.
(b) By selling eggs.
(c) By making incense from orangewood.
(d) By selling chickens.
Short Answer Questions
1. What problem does Mr. Biswas have with the back door of his new house?
2. Why does the man in the café need to sell his house?
3. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does he do every morning and evening?
4. Where does Mrs. Tulsi go when she leaves the Port of Spain?
5. What treatment does Mrs. Tulsi give Anand for his asthma?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mr. Biswas' new job with the Community Welfare Department.
2. How do the school examinations affect the children of the Tulsi household?
3. Describe the final details of the sale of the clerk's house.
4. How does Mr. Biswas use Hanuman House after it has been abandoned by the Tulsi family?
5. How does Mrs. Tulsi's return to Arwacas affect the family left in Port of Spain?
6. How does the Deserving Destitutes Fund cause hardship for Mr. Biswas?
7. How does the Biswas family feel about the purchase of their new home?
8. What is the Deserving Destitutes Fund, and how did Mr. Biswas become involved in it?
9. Describe the circumstances and events surrounding the destruction of Mr. Biswas' rose garden.
10. Describe Shekhar's life as an adult.
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