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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What island does Kanai tell Piya that both Moyna and Fokir are from?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Satjelia.
(c) Gorjontola.
(d) Lusibari.

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

3. Why will Kusum not eat during the siege of Morichjhapi?
(a) She gives all her food to the animals.
(b) She wants to give all her food to the leader of the ward.
(c) She is too nervous to eat.
(d) She is too sick to eat.

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

5. Where was Fokir born?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Kolhata.
(c) Bihar.
(d) New Delhi.

6. What animal does Kanai think the dolphins slightly resemble?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Bears.
(d) Snakes.

7. Who does Piya hand her money to in Part III when she visits Fokir's house?
(a) Tutul.
(b) Kanai.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Moyna.

8. Whose bhotbhoti does Fokir arrange to use to Take Piya back along the river in Part III?
(a) Horen's.
(b) Kanai's.
(c) Nilima's.
(d) Nirmal's.

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

10. What does Nilima tell Kanai to be especially careful about during his trip down the river?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Being robbed.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Tigers.

11. What does Kanai ask Piya if he can do with her in Part III?
(a) Come on her next river trip with her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Travel back to America with her.

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

13. After her first shower in Lusibari, how does Piya feel alone in her room?
(a) She feels lust for Kanai.
(b) She is revisited by the terror she felt during the crocodile attack on the boat.
(c) She is very homesick.
(d) She is unbearably tired.

14. Where do Piya and Fokir decide to go right after the crocodile attack?
(a) Satjelia.
(b) Lusibari.
(c) Garjontola.
(d) New Delhi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?

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

3. What had Piya been holding in the water just before the crocodile tried to strike?

4. Why does Kanai tell Piya that Moyna is impressed she is a scientist?

5. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?

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