A House for Mr Biswas Quizzes

A House for Mr Biswas Quiz 1

By Alexander Lin · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed January 28, 2019

1 Who is Dehuti?

Mr. Biswas' daughter

Mr. Biswas' brother

Mr. Biswas' sister

Mr. Biswas' mother
2 Who is Tarzan?

A villager

A driver

Mr. Biswas' dog

A fictional character
3 Who owns the Bonne Esperance Grocery?

Tara

Shama

Mrs. Tulsi

Mr. Biswas
4 Who is Misir?

A farmer

An unemployed man

A journalist

A traveller
5 What happens to Tarzan?

He is killed by villagers

Mr. Biswas puts him down

He is lost

He dies from eating chickens
6 Where does Mr. Biswas go right after the storm at The Chase?

Port of Spain

His mother's

Hanuman House

Nowhere; he wanders
7 Where does Owad go to study?

Berlin

Cambridge

Oxford

Harvard
8 What is the supposed reason for Mr. Biswas' going to Port of Spain?

To see a doctor

To find a job

To find a wife

To learn to write
9 Who is Marcus Aurelius?

A nickname for one of the Tulsi's

An American

A Roman emperor and philosopher

A friend of Mr. Biswas'
10 What language do the many of the Tulsis speak?

Spanish

Arabic

Hindi

Urdu
11 Who is Myna?

Mr. Biswas' daughter

Mr. Biswas' friend

Mr. Biswas' mother

Mr. Biswas' sister
12 Who is Mai?

Mr. Biswas' friend

Mr. Biswas' daughter

Mrs. Tulsi

One of Mr. Biswas' sisters in law
13 How does Mr. Biswas' relationship with Shama begin?

He chats her up

He asks Mrs. Tulsi for her hand

He leaves her a love note

He befriends her sisters
14 Who lives in Pagotes?

Owad

Mr. Biswas

Tara

Mrs. Tulsi
15 Who is Tara's husband?

Seth

Owad

Mr. Biswas

Ajodha
16 How does Mr. Biswas first come into contact with the Tulsi family?

Flirting with Shama

Sign-painting

An interview with Seth

Asking for work in their store
17 How does Mr. Biswas' father die?

Fall

Poisoning

Drowning

Indigestion
18 A pundit advised that Mr. Biswas be kept away from what?

Cliffs

Fire

Water

Women
19 With whom does Dehuti elope?

Seth

Ramchand

Mr. Biswas

Owad
20 What kind of interaction does Govind have with Mr. Biswas?

Conspiracy

Beating

Friendly rivalry

Commiseration
21 Where does Dehuti end up living?

Pagotes

Arcawas

Port of Spain

The Chase
22 Who is the "Scarlet Pimpernel"?

Ramchand

Owad

Mr. Biswas

Seth
23 What is the name of the newspaper for which Mr. Biswas works?

Times

News

Guardian

Sentinel
24 Where does Mr. Biswas encounter a Chinese receptionist?

The doctor's

A grocery store

Hanuman House

The Green Vale
25 Who is Anand?

The man who sells Mr. Biswas his house

A carpenter

Seth's son

Mr. Biswas' son

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