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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 203 - 272).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piya ask Fokir to do when he starts singing?
(a) To let her sing with him.
(b) To sing louder.
(c) To stop singing.
(d) To sing in English.

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

3. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?
(a) She does not want Nirmal to have another excuse to see Kusum.
(b) She does not want to leave her own children.
(c) She does not want the government to turn against her.
(d) She does not want to split her time between Lusibari and Morichjhapi.

4. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?
(a) To keep her from falling off the waterfall.
(b) To keep her from being bitten by a snake.
(c) To keep her from getting pulled into the water by a crocodile.
(d) To keep her out of a tiger's jaws.

5. What happened to Kusum's village when she lived in Bangladesh?
(a) It was taken over by the British.
(b) It was burned to ash.
(c) It was flooded.
(d) It was destroyed in an earthquake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Moyna studying in Part II?

2. What island does Kanai tell Piya that both Moyna and Fokir are from?

3. What is Piya's one concession to the elements on the bhotbhoti?

4. What is the name of Horen's boat?

5. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?

(see the answer key)

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