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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. Why does Horen take Kusum away from Lusibari on the last night of the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Dilip was seen in the vicinity and he means Kusum harm.
(b) Kusum's abusive husband is looking for her.
(c) There is a flood coming.
(d) Kusum's abusive father is looking for her.

2. What has Kanai's late uncle left for him?
(a) His boat.
(b) His house.
(c) His notebook of his own writings.
(d) His telescope collection.

3. What land animals are the most dangerous and feared in the Sundarbans?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Bears.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Lions.

4. Who founded Lusibari?
(a) Sir Daniel MacKinnon Hamilton.
(b) Lucy Emilia.
(c) Marshall Mitchell.
(d) Queen Victoria of England.

5. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?
(a) New Dheli.
(b) Mudiali.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Calcutta.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

4. Who is Lusibari named after?

5. What does Horen do for a living?

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