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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What island was Kusum originally from?
(a) Marhapbaot.
(b) Bhoti.
(c) Satjelia.
(d) Gorgona.
2. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?
(a) Mudiali.
(b) New Dheli.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Calcutta.
3. What does Moyna hear in the end of Part II that frightens her?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lion.
4. Why is Moyna especially critical of Fokir's job as a fisherman?
(a) Fisherman are usually learned, but they are not allowed to work in professional jobs.
(b) Fisherman are on the bottom rung of the social ladder in Lusibari.
(c) The fish will likely be gone in the region within about 15 years' time.
(d) Fisherman often smell fairly bad after a day's work.
5. Who is the girl Kanai spends time with as a child in Lusibari?
(a) Piya.
(b) Kusum.
(c) Begali.
(d) Moyna.
6. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?
(a) Fokir.
(b) Moya.
(c) Horen.
(d) Nilima.
7. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?
(a) Tupperware.
(b) Tiffin.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Glass.
8. What time does the generator at the guest house in Lusibari switch off at night?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 11.
9. What does the word Badabon mean?
(a) It is Bengali for sing.
(b) It is Bengali for peace.
(c) It is Bengali for mangrove.
(d) It is Bengali for tiger.
10. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?
(a) December 5, 1964.
(b) March 3, 1970.
(c) May 15, 1979.
(d) August 19, 1973.
11. Why do Nirmal and Nilima Bose first come to Lusibari?
(a) To be closer to the river.
(b) To be closer to family.
(c) For work.
(d) For a safe haven.
12. Who is Kanai's late uncle?
(a) Nirmal.
(b) Marshal.
(c) Fokana.
(d) Pera.
13. Who is Lusibari named after?
(a) Lucy Hamilton.
(b) Laura Lake.
(c) Lee Lusibari.
(d) Lucy Ball.
14. What is the word for embankment of a river?
(a) Dhakar.
(b) Badh.
(c) Bhoti.
(d) Rasim.
15. How does Kusum's father die?
(a) He has a sudden heart attack.
(b) He gets cholera and dies.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He is attacked by a tiger.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?
2. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?
3. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?
4. Where does Kanai live?
5. What kind of fish does Moyna bring to Kanai in Part II?
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