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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 273 - 333).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kanai's aunt he is visiting?
(a) Mamina.
(b) Nirmala.
(c) Malia.
(d) Nilima.

2. What does Horen tell Nirmal is in Fokir's veins?
(a) His mother's spirit.
(b) Bravery.
(c) The river.
(d) His father's blood.

3. Why do Nirmal and Nilima Bose first come to Lusibari?
(a) For a safe haven.
(b) To be closer to the river.
(c) To be closer to family.
(d) For work.

4. What does Kanai lose in the storm as he comes ashore in Lusibari?
(a) His mother's stone.
(b) Piya's ring.
(c) Nirmal's notebook.
(d) His father's pen.

5. Why does Kanai leave the boat early in Part V?
(a) He has started to dislike Piya.
(b) He is not in his element.
(c) He and Horen have had a fight.
(d) Nilima is ill and needs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?

2. What is Piya's most valued possession on her trips into the field?

3. Why does Kanai tell Piya that Moyna is impressed she is a scientist?

4. How does Piya help raise money for Moyna and Tutul?

5. What land animals are the most dangerous and feared in the Sundarbans?

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