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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 is Moyna studying in Part II?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Cooking.

2. What animal does Fokir tell Kanai has been lurking around the island in Part IV?
(a) A snake.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A lion.

3. Why does Moyna get angry at Kanai in Part IV?
(a) He asks her why she did not earn her degree earlier.
(b) He insults her mother.
(c) He insults her hometown.
(d) He flirts with her.

4. What does Piya tell Nilima her father does for a living?
(a) He is an astronaut.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an engineer.
(d) He is an accountant.

5. When was the first time Kanai was ever in Canning?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kanai tell Piya that Fokir views the things she sees as fauna?

2. Why does Piya become so upset at the scene of the villagers gathered around the hut in the mangroves in Part IV?

3. What does Kanai tell that Piya New Delhi has become a center for?

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

5. What does Piya think cetaceans have a special gift for in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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