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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?
(a) She uses sounds.
(b) She uses sign language.
(c) She uses display cards.
(d) She uses her phone images.

2. Who is the girl Kanai spends time with as a child in Lusibari?
(a) Begali.
(b) Moyna.
(c) Kusum.
(d) Piya.

3. What does Fokir show Piya on Garjontola?
(a) A shrine.
(b) A beached dolphin.
(c) A crocodile nest.
(d) A bird's nest.

4. What does Nirmal do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a teacher and headmaster.
(d) He is a doctor.

5. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.
(b) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(c) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.
(d) Fokir does not believe in tigers.

6. Who offered to find Kusum's mother a job after Kusum's father's death?
(a) Nilima.
(b) Horen Naskor.
(c) Nirmal.
(d) Dilip Choudhury.

7. Who is Kanai's late uncle?
(a) Nirmal.
(b) Pera.
(c) Marshal.
(d) Fokana.

8. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Dhukey.
(b) Bon Bibi.
(c) Dokkhin Rai.
(d) Dhona.

9. What does the word Badabon mean?
(a) It is Bengali for mangrove.
(b) It is Bengali for sing.
(c) It is Bengali for tiger.
(d) It is Bengali for peace.

10. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Tiffin.
(c) Glass.
(d) Tupperware.

11. What is the word for Aunt in Part I?
(a) Mamo.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Romana.
(d) Mashima.

12. What does Nilima tell Kanai is remarkable about Moyna?
(a) She has survived the loss of two children.
(b) She has not abandoned her own dreams.
(c) She has not been hindered by her physical disability.
(d) She is an orphan but managed to make her own way in the world that is hostile to women.

13. What time does the generator at the guest house in Lusibari switch off at night?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

14. Who does Nimral travel to Morichjhapi with?
(a) Nilima.
(b) Kusum.
(c) Horen.
(d) Kanai.

15. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?
(a) A snake.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A crocodile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?

2. What is the word for embankment of a river?

3. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

4. What does Moyna tell Kanai Fokir is like?

5. What has Kanai's late uncle left for him?

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