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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 kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?
(a) Arthropods.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Fish.

2. What does Piya do for a living?
(a) She studies air currents.
(b) She studies cetaceans.
(c) She studies fish.
(d) She studies plants.

3. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?
(a) She has a lovely singing voice.
(b) She is just as Fokir described her.
(c) She looks like the picture Fokir showed her.
(d) Her son has her eyes.

4. What does Piya tell Nilima her father does for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is an astronaut.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is an engineer.

5. Who is the wife of Oceanus in Greek mythology?
(a) Hera.
(b) Bon.
(c) Tethys.
(d) Circe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?

2. Who does Piya hand her money to in Part III when she visits Fokir's house?

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

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

5. Why is Moyna especially critical of Fokir's job as a fisherman?

(see the answer key)

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