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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 could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?
(a) St. John's Bay.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) San Francisco Bay.
(d) Puget Sound.

2. How many languages does Kanai speak?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1936.

4. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?
(a) He asks where she wants to live within the next several years.
(b) He asks her if she is a lesbian.
(c) He flirts with her.
(d) He asks if she will travel with him soon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Piya's only jewelry?

3. Who is Nirmal's favorite poet?

4. Who does Nimral travel to Morichjhapi with?

5. What is Piya's most valued possession on her trips into the field?

(see the answer key)

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