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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. What is Mr. Biswas' favorite hobby?
(a) Chess.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Reading.
(d) Walking.

2. How does Shama's family react to the purchase of the house?
(a) With snide, cutting remarks and insults.
(b) They beg Shama to stay with them.
(c) With enthusiasm and encouragement.
(d) They worry and warn Shama of the evils of the city.

3. What unlucky trait does the pundit claim Mr. Biswas will have?
(a) A limp.
(b) A sneeze.
(c) A lisp.
(d) A glassy stare.

4. In Book 1, Chapter 2, who runs away with Dehuti?
(a) Ramchand, Aunt Tara's yard boy.
(b) Pundit Jairam, her teacher.
(c) No one.
(d) Mr. Biswas, her brother.

5. What job is Mr. Biswas fired from in the prologue?
(a) Taxicab driver in Trinidad.
(b) Reporter for the Trinidad "Sentinel."
(c) Police officer in Trinidad.
(d) Overseer for a sugar plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?

2. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?

3. In the prologue, what severance is Mr. Biswas given after he is fired?

4. What job does Mr. Biswas have as a child?

5. In the prologue, how much of the mortgage is left on Mr. Biswas' house?

(see the answer key)

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