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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the solicitor's clerk do on Thursday?

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

3. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does he do every morning and evening?

4. Who institutes the Deserving Destitutes Fund?

5. How does the editor react to Mr. Biswas' free work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the estate at Shorthills.

6. How is Mr. Biswas' second house spared from burning?

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

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

9. Describe the conflict that arises between Owad and Anand.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Biswas marries a woman he hardly knows. Discuss Mr. Biswas' relationship with Shama. Describe the attitudes they have towards each other early in their marriage. How does their marriage change when they have children? How does their relationship change when Mr. Biswas buys the clerk's house? By the end of their lives together, do they appear to be content with their relationship? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the influence the farming venture at Shorthills had on the characters in the novel. What influenced the Tulsi family to try farming? What factors lead to the farm's demise? How does the failure of the farm affect the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence the rise of colonialism and had on the characters after World War II. How do the characters feel about their society before the war? What effect does colonialism have on the characters' attitudes towards their own society? How do the characters use colonialism to their advantage?

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