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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. What time does the generator at the guest house in Lusibari switch off at night?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) Midnight.

2. Why is Piya anxious on the boat with Fokir in Part II?
(a) She is afraid he will want to leave the area soon, and she needs to stay to observe the dolphins.
(b) He seems to want to go further and further from shore and from other people.
(c) She thinks he means to rob her.
(d) He has been violent with her before.

3. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(b) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.
(c) Fokir does not believe in tigers.
(d) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.

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

5. What does Moya tell Kanai when Kanai asks her why she married Fokir?
(a) She had to marry him because it was an arranged marriage.
(b) She had to marry him because she was pregnant.
(c) He would not understand.
(d) She loves him deeply.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?

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

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

4. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?

5. What does Piya do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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