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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Biswas attempt to collect the money owed to the store?
(a) He calls on the local police for assistance.
(b) He goes door to door to collect debts himself.
(c) He sues all of his customers.
(d) He hires a solicitor to collect debts from customers.

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 2, who buys the Bipti's property?
(a) The owners of the sugar cane plantation.
(b) Her sister, Tara.
(c) A foreign investor.
(d) Her next door neighbor, Dhari.

4. What is eventually discovered on Bipti's property after it is sold?
(a) Hindi artifacts.
(b) Oil.
(c) A grave.
(d) Gold.

5. Who sold Mr. Biswas the house?
(a) A greedy real estate agent.
(b) A solicitor's clerk.
(c) His wealthy uncle.
(d) An old woman who reminded him of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deformity does the newborn Mr. Biswas have?

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

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

4. During his illness, what happens to the house that Mr. Biswas was constructing?

5. While at school, what talent does Mr. Biswas discover he has?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Tulsi family care for Mr. Biswas during his illness?

2. Describe Mr. Biswas' early education.

3. Describe the circumstances surrounding the birth of Shama's first child.

4. When Shama is pregnant with her fourth child, she and Mr. Biswas have a severe argument. What happens during that argument, and how does it affect their family?

5. What explanation does Shama give for the store's financial problems?

6. Describe the events leading up to the destruction of Savi's dollhouse.

7. Describe the Tulsi family.

8. Why do the Tulsis consider Mr. Biswas a rebel?

9. Why does Pundit Jairam send Mr. Biswas home?

10. How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

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