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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 203 - 272).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

2. Who does Kusum call on the day she sees her father die while gathering firewood?
(a) Dhona.
(b) Shukey.
(c) Dokkhin Rai.
(d) Bon Bibi.

3. How do widows in Lusibari dress?
(a) In black saris.
(b) In red saris.
(c) In borderless blue saris.
(d) In borderless white saris.

4. Why will Kusum not eat during the siege of Morichjhapi?
(a) She gives all her food to the animals.
(b) She is too nervous to eat.
(c) She wants to give all her food to the leader of the ward.
(d) She is too sick to eat.

5. What does Nilima tell Kanai is remarkable about Moyna?
(a) She has not been hindered by her physical disability.
(b) She has not abandoned her own dreams.
(c) She is an orphan but managed to make her own way in the world that is hostile to women.
(d) She has survived the loss of two children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?

2. What does Moya tell Kanai when Kanai asks her why she married Fokir?

3. Whose bhotbhoti does Fokir arrange to use to Take Piya back along the river in Part III?

4. What does Piya tell Nilima her father does for a living?

5. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?

(see the answer key)

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