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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 133 - 202).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?
(a) She does not want Nirmal to have another excuse to see Kusum.
(b) She does not want to split her time between Lusibari and Morichjhapi.
(c) She does not want to leave her own children.
(d) She does not want the government to turn against her.

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

3. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?
(a) Gorjontola.
(b) Marisopi.
(c) Morichjhapi.
(d) Lusibari.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nilima tell Piya about Moyna's state of mind when the two women first meet in Part III?

2. What time does the generator at the guest house in Lusibari switch off at night?

3. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?

4. Who does Kusum call on the day she sees her father die while gathering firewood?

5. What does Piya think cetaceans have a special gift for in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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