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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moyna live?
(a) The Lusibari Hospital's staff quarters.
(b) Her grandmother's house.
(c) Nilima's guest house.
(d) Her father's house.

2. What does Horen tell Nirmal is in Fokir's veins?
(a) His mother's spirit.
(b) His father's blood.
(c) The river.
(d) Bravery.

3. What is Piya's one concession to the elements on the bhotbhoti?
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) A UV-blocking shirt.
(c) A sunhat.
(d) A repelling line.

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

5. Who did Nirmal give his notebook of writing to to keep for Kanai?
(a) Horen.
(b) Piya.
(c) Nilima.
(d) Fokir.

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

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

8. What animal does Fokir tell Kanai has been lurking around the island in Part IV?
(a) A lion.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A snake.

9. Why does Piya tell Moyna she wants to work with Fokir?
(a) He speaks English very well.
(b) He knows the river very well.
(c) He is an educated man.
(d) She loves him.

10. What is the Lusibari term for stingray?
(a) Shankor-machh.
(b) Merlinamach.
(c) Shasuksa.
(d) Methril-machh.

11. What had Piya been holding in the water just before the crocodile tried to strike?
(a) Her notes.
(b) Her laundry.
(c) Her binoculars.
(d) Her depth finder.

12. What does Horen tell Kanai when he asks if Nirmal was in love with Kusum?
(a) Horen is an unlettered man and does not know of these things.
(b) Nirmal was definitely in love with Kusum.
(c) Nirmal swore Horen to secrecy on this topic.
(d) Nirmal only ever loved Nilima.

13. Why does Moyna get angry at Kanai in Part IV?
(a) He flirts with her.
(b) He insults her hometown.
(c) He insults her mother.
(d) He asks her why she did not earn her degree earlier.

14. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?
(a) She does not want Nirmal to have another excuse to see Kusum.
(b) She does not want to split her time between Lusibari and Morichjhapi.
(c) She does not want to leave her own children.
(d) She does not want the government to turn against her.

15. Why is Moyna so upset with Fokir before he sets off with Piya and Kanai in Part IV?
(a) He took her father's boat.
(b) He was supposed to take Tutul to school, but instead he brought the boy to the shore.
(c) He took all the money in the house.
(d) He took all the food in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Piya say it means when marine mammals begin to disappear from an established habitat?

2. Why does Nirmal lie to Nilima about going to Morichjhapi in Part III?

3. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?

4. Who does Piya hand her money to in Part III when she visits Fokir's house?

5. Why does Kanai tell Piya she is somewhat responsible for the scene at the hut in Part IV?

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