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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Kanai's late uncle left for him?
(a) His telescope collection.
(b) His boat.
(c) His house.
(d) His notebook of his own writings.

2. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?
(a) The sail.
(b) The pack Fokir carries.
(c) The red checkered cloth.
(d) The lunghi.

3. What kind of fish does Moyna bring to Kanai in Part II?
(a) Murola.
(b) Bass.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Carp.

4. What happens to Piya when she tries to hand Fokir money in Part I?
(a) The boat's motor slices her arm.
(b) She sees a dolphin and jumps off the boat.
(c) She falls off the boat and into the river.
(d) She is bitten by a crocodile.

5. Who does Kusum call on the day she sees her father die while gathering firewood?
(a) Bon Bibi.
(b) Shukey.
(c) Dhona.
(d) Dokkhin Rai.

6. What does Moya tell Kanai when Kanai asks her why she married Fokir?
(a) He would not understand.
(b) She loves him deeply.
(c) She had to marry him because she was pregnant.
(d) She had to marry him because it was an arranged marriage.

7. How does Kusum's father die?
(a) He is hit by a car.
(b) He has a sudden heart attack.
(c) He gets cholera and dies.
(d) He is attacked by a tiger.

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

9. What is Fokir's fishing line made of?
(a) Silk.
(b) Strong nylon.
(c) Burlap.
(d) Cotton.

10. How many languages does Kanai speak?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

11. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?
(a) She uses her phone images.
(b) She uses sounds.
(c) She uses sign language.
(d) She uses display cards.

12. What does Moyna tell Kanai Fokir is like?
(a) A priest.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A child.
(d) A soldier.

13. What do the locals call Nirmal?
(a) Highness.
(b) Master.
(c) Saar.
(d) Mister.

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

15. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Marisopi.
(c) Gorjontola.
(d) Morichjhapi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

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

3. What is the word for embankment of a river?

4. Where does Nirmal visit a school in the end of Part II?

5. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?

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