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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language is Nirmal's notebook written in?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Bengali.
(d) French.

2. Which writer does Nirmal approach in Morichjhapi in Part II?
(a) Merkel.
(b) Naskor.
(c) Lumbari.
(d) Khokon.

3. Who does Piya first meet in Lusibari?
(a) Horen.
(b) Moyna.
(c) Nirmal.
(d) Nilima.

4. Why does Kanai tell Piya that Moyna is impressed she is a scientist?
(a) Moyna also wants to be a scientist.
(b) Moyna has never met a female scientist before.
(c) Moyna's father was a scientist.
(d) Moyna values education.

5. What is the name of the man Piya is involved with in Cambodia?
(a) Barry.
(b) Suhi.
(c) Rath.
(d) Mandolin.

6. Where does Horen say he learned the recitation of Bon Bibi?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his wife.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From his brother.

7. Why does Piya become so upset at the scene of the villagers gathered around the hut in the mangroves in Part IV?
(a) They are trying to kill a tiger.
(b) She fears for Fokir's safety.
(c) They are trying to kill a man.
(d) She thinks one of the children will get hurt.

8. Why does Fokir leave Kanai on the island alone, briefly, in Part IV?
(a) Kanai tells Fokir he will never have Piya.
(b) Kanai curses at Fokir and tells him to go away.
(c) Kanai is sick and wants to be alone.
(d) Kanai wants to see if he can make it on his own in the wild.

9. What does the word Matla mean in Bangla?
(a) Mad.
(b) Hard.
(c) Lust.
(d) River.

10. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?
(a) He asks where she wants to live within the next several years.
(b) He flirts with her.
(c) He asks if she will travel with him soon.
(d) He asks her if she is a lesbian.

11. How does the man in Cambodia break Piya's heart?
(a) He marries someone else right after she leaves.
(b) He tells her he is betrothed to someone in an arranged marriage.
(c) He tells her he is already married.
(d) He breaks up with her because he says she is too poor.

12. What does Piya think cetaceans have a special gift for in Part III?
(a) Springing surprises.
(b) Being spirit animals.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Communicating with each other.

13. What does Kanai tell that Piya New Delhi has become a center for?
(a) Tourism.
(b) Conferences and media.
(c) The energy industry.
(d) Cooking.

14. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?
(a) She has a lovely singing voice.
(b) She looks like the picture Fokir showed her.
(c) She is just as Fokir described her.
(d) Her son has her eyes.

15. Who pulls Piya away from the hut and the rioting villagers in Part IV?
(a) Kanai.
(b) Tutul.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Horen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Piya and Fokir decide to go right after the crocodile attack?

2. Whose bhotbhoti does Fokir arrange to use to Take Piya back along the river in Part III?

3. What does Nilima tell Piya is Kanai's problem?

4. Where was Fokir born?

5. What island does Kanai tell Piya that both Moyna and Fokir are from?

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