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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. What is Green Vale?
(a) An English manor.
(b) One of the Tulsis' sugar estates.
(c) A hotel run by Seth.
(d) An estate on the mainland.

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

3. When Mr. Biswas becomes disillusioned about his marriage to Sharma, where does he go?
(a) To the store in The Chase.
(b) To England.
(c) Back to his mother's house.
(d) To seek Pundit Tulsi's advice.

4. What was the purchase price of Mr. Biswas' house?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $2,450.
(c) $13,000.
(d) $5,500.

5. After recovering from his illness, how does Mr. Biswas view his past?
(a) As confirmation of the pundit's prophecy.
(b) As an unrealized blessing of family and providence.
(c) As counterfeit and a series of cheating accidents.
(d) As the result of his marriage to Sharma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Biswas read in bed while living at Green Vale?

3. What is Mr. Biswas' favorite hobby?

4. How has Pundit Tulsi been immortalized?

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

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