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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 3, The Shorthills Adventure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which subject does Anand excel in at school?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Science.
(c) Lettering.
(d) English composition.

2. What does Mr. Biswas love about Sharma?
(a) Her figure.
(b) Her mouth.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her voice.

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

4. What justification does Seth give for the destruction of the garden?
(a) His plan will make more money than the produce from the garden.
(b) He reminds Mr. Biswas that he owns the land.
(c) The vegetable plants were already dying.
(d) He sees the garden as a silly waste of space.

5. After the family's first harvest does not produce the gains expected, how do some of the Tulsi women plan to earn money?
(a) By selling eggs.
(b) By making incense from orangewood.
(c) By renting land to sharecroppers.
(d) By selling chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relatives visit Mr. Biswas while he is ill?

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

3. Which newspaper offers Mr. Biswas a job?

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

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

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