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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. Why is Moyna especially critical of Fokir's job as a fisherman?
(a) The fish will likely be gone in the region within about 15 years' time.
(b) Fisherman are on the bottom rung of the social ladder in Lusibari.
(c) Fisherman are usually learned, but they are not allowed to work in professional jobs.
(d) Fisherman often smell fairly bad after a day's work.

2. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?
(a) To keep her from being bitten by a snake.
(b) To keep her from getting pulled into the water by a crocodile.
(c) To keep her out of a tiger's jaws.
(d) To keep her from falling off the waterfall.

3. What does Nirmal do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a teacher and headmaster.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a doctor.

4. After her first shower in Lusibari, how does Piya feel alone in her room?
(a) She is revisited by the terror she felt during the crocodile attack on the boat.
(b) She is unbearably tired.
(c) She feels lust for Kanai.
(d) She is very homesick.

5. How does Kusum's father die?
(a) He gets cholera and dies.
(b) He is hit by a car.
(c) He has a sudden heart attack.
(d) He is attacked by a tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

2. What language is Nirmal's notebook written in?

3. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?

4. Who is the wife of Oceanus in Greek mythology?

5. What does Piya do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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