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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kusum introduce Nirmal to in Part III?
(a) Moyna.
(b) Kanaii.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Horen.

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

3. 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 man.
(b) She thinks one of the children will get hurt.
(c) They are trying to kill a tiger.
(d) She fears for Fokir's safety.

4. 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 asks if she will travel with him soon.
(c) He asks her if she is a lesbian.
(d) He flirts with her.

5. What phrase does Moyna and others use as a familiar when addressing Kanai?
(a) Cheri.
(b) Babu.
(c) Min.
(d) Bon.

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

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

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

9. 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 food in the house.
(d) He took all the money in the house.

10. When was the first time Kanai was ever in Canning?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1973.

11. Why does Kanai tell Piya she is somewhat responsible for the scene at the hut in Part IV?
(a) She did not donate enough to help keep the tiger reserve going safely.
(b) She goes back to America and forgets about the poor villagers in the Sundarbans.
(c) Conservationists push to preserve animal habitats without thinking about the interactions between those animals and humans in the real world.
(d) She was not strong enough to summon the spirit of Bon Bibi.

12. What sea creature did Tethys leave to her twins?
(a) Whales.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Octopuses.
(d) Sharks.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nirmal tell Kusum he will teach Fokir and children like him?

2. What does Nilima tell Kanai to be especially careful about during his trip down the river?

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

4. Why does Piya tell Moyna she wants to work with Fokir?

5. What food does Piya mostly subsist on when she is working in the field?

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