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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. Where is Piya waiting for a train to take her when Kanai first sees her?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Canning.
(c) Gorang.
(d) New Delhi.

2. What is the word for Aunt in Part I?
(a) Mamo.
(b) Romana.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mashima.

3. Where did Piya do her graduate program?
(a) The Sundarbans Institute.
(b) Northeastern University.
(c) St. Andrew's College.
(d) The Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

4. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?
(a) December 5, 1964.
(b) August 19, 1973.
(c) March 3, 1970.
(d) May 15, 1979.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the locals call Nirmal?

2. Where does Piya have relatives in India?

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

4. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

5. Where is the setting of the play called The Glory of Bon Bibi?

(see the answer key)

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