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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the last time Nilima saw Kusum?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1930.

3. Who founded Lusibari?
(a) Marshall Mitchell.
(b) Queen Victoria of England.
(c) Sir Daniel MacKinnon Hamilton.
(d) Lucy Emilia.

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

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

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

7. Where is the setting of the play called The Glory of Bon Bibi?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Lusibari.
(c) New Dheli.
(d) Medina.

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

9. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Mudiali.
(d) New Dheli.

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

11. 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) The fish will likely be gone in the region within about 15 years' time.
(c) Fisherman often smell fairly bad after a day's work.
(d) Fisherman are on the bottom rung of the social ladder in Lusibari.

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

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

14. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Dhukey.
(b) Dokkhin Rai.
(c) Dhona.
(d) Bon Bibi.

15. What does Moyna hear in the end of Part II that frightens her?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A snake.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the generator at the guest house in Lusibari switch off at night?

2. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?

3. What does Moyna tell Kanai Fokir is like?

4. What do the locals call Nirmal?

5. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?

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