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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the furniture in Mr. Biswas' house while he is ill?
(a) It is moved back to Hanuman House.
(b) Thieves break in and steal it.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is sold.

2. Why is the Community Welfare Department abolished?
(a) Many feel it is no longer necessary.
(b) Too many citizens were on welfare.
(c) American occupation forces closed the department.
(d) The chairman embezzled most of the funds.

3. What does the newspaper headline read when Mr. Biswas dies?
(a) Roving Reporter Passes On.
(b) Man Dies in Downtown.
(c) Journalist Dies Suddenly.
(d) Sanitation Worker Kicks the Bucket.

4. Who is Basdai?
(a) The solicitor's clerk.
(b) The stray dog.
(c) A widow who took in boarders.
(d) Pratap's friend.

5. After his father's death, where does Mr. Biswas live?
(a) In an apartment with his mother.
(b) In a cave on the cliff.
(c) In a mud hut owned by Aunt Tara.
(d) In his Aunt Tara's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks Mr. Biswas in Book 2, Chapter 3?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Tulsi evict everyone from the house in Port of Spain?

4. How does Mr. Biswas invest the money he saved from his sign painting days?

5. After the family's first harvest does not produce the gains expected, how do some of the Tulsi women plan to earn money?

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