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

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

3. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?
(a) She uses her phone images.
(b) She uses sign language.
(c) She uses display cards.
(d) She uses sounds.

4. What is Piya's only jewelry?
(a) A nose ring.
(b) Bangle bracelets.
(c) A silver stud in one ear.
(d) A wedding ring.

5. What did Vishnu do in three giant strides, according to Nirmal's story?
(a) Create the harpsichord.
(b) Measure the universe.
(c) Create the metric system.
(d) Find rice for the first time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the benevolent spirit of the forest in the Sundarbans, according to locals?

2. What does Nilima tell Kanai to be especially careful about during his trip down the river?

3. What does Piya help Fokir do on the boat in Part III?

4. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?

5. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

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