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

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

3. What is the word for embankment of a river?
(a) Dhakar.
(b) Bhoti.
(c) Badh.
(d) Rasim.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the locals call Nirmal?

4. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?

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

(see the answer key)

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