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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?
(a) San Francisco Bay.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) St. John's Bay.
(d) Puget Sound.

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

3. Who is Kusum married to?
(a) Tutul.
(b) Nirmal.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Moyna.

4. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1950.

5. What island was Kusum originally from?
(a) Marhapbaot.
(b) Satjelia.
(c) Bhoti.
(d) Gorgona.

6. Who is the benevolent spirit of the forest in the Sundarbans, according to locals?
(a) Dhukey.
(b) Bon Bibi.
(c) Dhoka.
(d) Maroni.

7. What is the word for Aunt in Part I?
(a) Mashima.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Romana.
(d) Mamo.

8. Who is Kanai's late uncle?
(a) Fokana.
(b) Nirmal.
(c) Marshal.
(d) Pera.

9. What is Piya's only jewelry?
(a) Bangle bracelets.
(b) A nose ring.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A silver stud in one ear.

10. Why is Piya anxious on the boat with Fokir in Part II?
(a) He has been violent with her before.
(b) She thinks he means to rob her.
(c) She is afraid he will want to leave the area soon, and she needs to stay to observe the dolphins.
(d) He seems to want to go further and further from shore and from other people.

11. Who is the girl Kanai spends time with as a child in Lusibari?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Piya.
(c) Begali.
(d) Moyna.

12. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?
(a) March 3, 1970.
(b) May 15, 1979.
(c) December 5, 1964.
(d) August 19, 1973.

13. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.
(b) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(c) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.
(d) Fokir does not believe in tigers.

14. Who is Fokir's son?
(a) Horen.
(b) Tutul.
(c) Kanai.
(d) Nirmal.

15. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?
(a) Tupperware.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Tiffin.
(d) Glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Piya have relatives in India?

2. What does Moyna hear in the end of Part II that frightens her?

3. What does the word Badabon mean?

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

5. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

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