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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. Where does Moyna live?
(a) Her father's house.
(b) Nilima's guest house.
(c) The Lusibari Hospital's staff quarters.
(d) Her grandmother's house.

2. What does the word Matla mean in Bangla?
(a) Mad.
(b) Hard.
(c) Lust.
(d) River.

3. Who does Piya first meet in Lusibari?
(a) Nilima.
(b) Moyna.
(c) Horen.
(d) Nirmal.

4. What food does Piya mostly subsist on when she is working in the field?
(a) Toast.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Apples.
(d) A nurtrition bar.

5. What is the Lusibari term for stingray?
(a) Shankor-machh.
(b) Merlinamach.
(c) Methril-machh.
(d) Shasuksa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Piya been holding in the water just before the crocodile tried to strike?

2. Who pulls Piya away from the hut and the rioting villagers in Part IV?

3. Why is Piya anxious on the boat with Fokir in Part II?

4. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?

5. Who was Kusum's husband?

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