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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 2, Before the Tulsis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?
(a) The owners of the sugar cane plantation.
(b) Her next door neighbor, Dhari.
(c) A foreign investor.
(d) Her sister, Tara.

2. According to pundit, what must Mr. Biswas stay away from?
(a) The road.
(b) Trees and water.
(c) Bulls and calves.
(d) Sunlight.

3. What book is Mr. Biswas keep for the rest of his life after being unable to return it to school?
(a) "Book of Comprehensive Knowledge"
(b) "The Lives of Engineers"
(c) "That Body of Yours"
(d) "Bell's Standard Elocutionist"

4. How does Mr. Biswas lose his childhood job?
(a) A goat falls off a cliff.
(b) The calf drowns.
(c) He breaks a stack of dishes.
(d) The calves are stolen by bandits.

5. Why is Mr. Biswas sent to school?
(a) He is too young to work.
(b) His aunt wants him to have the best opportunities possible.
(c) His father left money in his will for his schooling.
(d) A compulsory school attendance law is passed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas reply to his mother's claim that she will end up in the poorhouse because of him?

2. What does Mr. Biswas recommend his wife do to earn money?

3. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?

4. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?

5. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?

(see the answer key)

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