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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 65 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) Fokir does not believe in tigers.
(b) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(c) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.
(d) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.

3. What does the structure Fokir shows Piya on Garjontola remind Piya of?
(a) Her mother's gramophone.
(b) Her mother's puja table.
(c) Her father's chess set.
(d) Her father's coffee table.

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

5. Who is Lusibari named after?
(a) Lucy Ball.
(b) Lee Lusibari.
(c) Laura Lake.
(d) Lucy Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moyna especially critical of Fokir's job as a fisherman?

2. What kind of fish does Moyna bring to Kanai in Part II?

3. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?

4. What kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?

5. What do the locals call Nirmal?

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