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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 6, A Departure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Book 1, Chapter 5, after Mr. Biswas runs out of money for construction, what does he use for building material?
(a) Tree branches, corroded tin, and stolen asphalt.
(b) Cardboard.
(c) Bricks from an old estate.
(d) Cinder blocks.

3. What does Bipti do the day before Mr. Biswas is born?
(a) Crosses the path of a white calf.
(b) Goes to her parents' home with her three children.
(c) Falls down the stairs.
(d) Faints at the market.

4. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?
(a) Crossed eyes.
(b) Six fingers on each hand.
(c) A cleft palate.
(d) A club foot.

5. How does Mr. Biswas decorate his room in Green Vale?
(a) With hand-lettered slogans from Hindi meetings.
(b) With new furniture.
(c) By painting the entire house inside and out.
(d) With wallpaper salvaged from construction sites.

Short Answer Questions

1. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his past?

2. What does Sharma want to have done to the house being built in Book 1, Chapter 5?

3. What literature does Mr. Biswas leave open on tables throughout the Hanuman house?

4. How does Mr. Biswas react when he sees his lodgings at Green Vale?

5. What does Mr. Biswas do when he sees a relative's child destroying some of the store's stock?

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