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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who offered to find Kusum's mother a job after Kusum's father's death?
(a) Nirmal.
(b) Dilip Choudhury.
(c) Horen Naskor.
(d) Nilima.

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

6. What does Fokir show Piya on Garjontola?
(a) A shrine.
(b) A bird's nest.
(c) A crocodile nest.
(d) A beached dolphin.

7. Who is the boy who is to be the sacrifice in the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Bon Bibi.
(b) Dhukey.
(c) Dokkhin Rai.
(d) Dhona.

8. Where does Kanai live?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Gorang.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Kolkata.

9. Where is Piya waiting for a train to take her when Kanai first sees her?
(a) Canning.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Gorang.

10. What does Fokir fish for?
(a) Perch.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Bass.
(d) Whales.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Where does Piya have relatives in India?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Morichjhapi.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Bengal.

14. What organization does Nilima found?
(a) The Nirmal Trust.
(b) The Nilima Trust.
(c) The Badabon Trust.
(d) The Whole Organization.

15. What does Nilima tell Kanai is remarkable about Moyna?
(a) She has not abandoned her own dreams.
(b) She has survived the loss of two children.
(c) She has not been hindered by her physical disability.
(d) She is an orphan but managed to make her own way in the world that is hostile to women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the setting of the play called The Glory of Bon Bibi?

3. What does Piya ask Fokir to do when he starts singing?

4. Who is Lusibari named after?

5. Why do Nirmal and Nilima Bose first come to Lusibari?

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