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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. What does Piya do for a living?
(a) She studies cetaceans.
(b) She studies air currents.
(c) She studies fish.
(d) She studies plants.

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

3. What island was Kusum originally from?
(a) Satjelia.
(b) Gorgona.
(c) Marhapbaot.
(d) Bhoti.

4. How do widows in Lusibari dress?
(a) In borderless white saris.
(b) In red saris.
(c) In black saris.
(d) In borderless blue saris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does Nilima found?

2. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

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

4. Who does Nimral travel to Morichjhapi with?

5. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Piya recognize the reddish checkered cloth on Fokir's boat?

2. Who is Bon Bibi?

3. What kind of creature is the Orcaella a relative to?

4. Why does the guard on Piya's launch boat apprehend the fisherman and his son?

5. Why does Piya avoid most cooked foods when she is working in the field?

6. What problems does Piya encounter with the men on the first boat she hires?

7. Why does Nilima decline to help the people in Morichjhapi, as Kusum requests?

8. What is one of the Badabon Trust's first actions?

9. How do Kanai and Kusum first meet?

10. What are some of the greatest threats to the people in Lusibari in their natural environment?

(see the answer keys)

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