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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 3 - 64).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Piya when she tries to hand Fokir money in Part I?
(a) She falls off the boat and into the river.
(b) She is bitten by a crocodile.
(c) The boat's motor slices her arm.
(d) She sees a dolphin and jumps off the boat.

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

3. Who is the girl Kanai spends time with as a child in Lusibari?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Begali.
(c) Piya.
(d) Moyna.

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

5. Why does the guard on Piya's boat stop Fokir at first?
(a) He says Fokir is a fugitive.
(b) He says he has kidnapped the child on his boat.
(c) He says he is a poacher.
(d) He says he is in distress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?

2. What does Fokir fish for?

3. What river does Piya fall into in Part I?

4. Where is Piya waiting for a train to take her when Kanai first sees her?

5. Who is Fokir's son?

(see the answer key)

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