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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. What land animals are the most dangerous and feared in the Sundarbans?
(a) Lions.
(b) Bears.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Tigers.

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

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

4. What does the structure Fokir shows Piya on Garjontola remind Piya of?
(a) Her mother's puja table.
(b) Her mother's gramophone.
(c) Her father's chess set.
(d) Her father's coffee table.

5. When was the last time Nilima saw Kusum?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?

2. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?

3. Where was Fokir born?

4. Why does Nirmal lie to Nilima about going to Morichjhapi in Part III?

5. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?

(see the answer key)

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