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

2. Where does Piya have relatives in India?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Morichjhapi.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Calcutta.

3. Who rescues Piya from the river in Part I?
(a) Tutul.
(b) Fokir.
(c) Kanai.
(d) Horen.

4. What is another word for the Orcaella?
(a) The Irrawaddy dolphin.
(b) The killer whale.
(c) The river fish.
(d) The river sprite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Moyna studying in Part II?

2. Why do Nirmal and Nilima Bose first come to Lusibari?

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

4. Which writer does Nirmal approach in Morichjhapi in Part II?

5. What is Piya happy to see on the door of the room Kanai shows her to?

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