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

2. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?
(a) Nilima is Nirmal's nurse.
(b) Their families are neighbors.
(c) Nilima is a student in Nirmal's class.
(d) Nilima and Nirmal meet by chance in a shop.

3. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?
(a) A grasshopper.
(b) A snake.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A tiger.

4. What does Nirmal do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher and headmaster.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is an accountant.
(d) He is a doctor.

5. Who is the benevolent spirit of the forest in the Sundarbans, according to locals?
(a) Dhukey.
(b) Maroni.
(c) Bon Bibi.
(d) Dhoka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Kanai's late uncle?

3. How does Kusum's father die?

4. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?

5. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

(see the answer key)

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