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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is Nirmal's favorite poet?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Tennyson.
(d) Byron.

3. What does Piya think about how Fokir looks when she visits him and Moyna in Lusibari for the first time?
(a) Happy.
(b) Restless.
(c) Beaten and afraid.
(d) Angry.

4. Why does Piya want to continue working with Fokir?
(a) He has already saved her life.
(b) He is an excellent observer and he knows the river well.
(c) He speaks good English.
(d) He does not need to be paid.

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

6. What happened to Kusum's village when she lived in Bangladesh?
(a) It was taken over by the British.
(b) It was burned to ash.
(c) It was flooded.
(d) It was destroyed in an earthquake.

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

8. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Horen.
(c) Bon Bibi.
(d) Nilima.

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

10. Why is Piya so disappointed in Fokir after the incident at the hut in Part IV?
(a) She thinks he was wrong to take the villagers' money.
(b) She thought he would defend animals, not try to kill them.
(c) She did not realize he carried a gun.
(d) She sees how he really loves his wife Moyna.

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

12. 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 the government to turn against her.
(d) She does not want to leave her own children.

13. What is the word Fokir uses for crocodile?
(a) Biglir.
(b) Lordel.
(c) Marel.
(d) Kumir.

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

15. What does Piya say it means when marine mammals begin to disappear from an established habitat?
(a) They are experiencing disease.
(b) They are being hunted by men.
(c) They are being hunted by tigers.
(d) Something is very wrong in the environment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Moyna get angry at Kanai in Part IV?

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

4. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?

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

(see the answer keys)

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