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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 133 - 202).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After her first shower in Lusibari, how does Piya feel alone in her room?
(a) She is very homesick.
(b) She is unbearably tired.
(c) She feels lust for Kanai.
(d) She is revisited by the terror she felt during the crocodile attack on the boat.

3. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?
(a) Nilima is Nirmal's nurse.
(b) Their families are neighbors.
(c) Nilima is a student in Nirmal's class.
(d) Nilima and Nirmal meet by chance in a shop.

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

5. What does Nilima tell Kanai to be especially careful about during his trip down the river?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Crocodiles.
(c) Being robbed.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Piya do her graduate program?

2. What does Piya ask Fokir to do when he starts singing?

3. What is Nirmal's secret treasure, a gift from a former student?

4. How many languages does Kanai speak?

5. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?

(see the answer key)

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