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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piya ask Fokir to do when he starts singing?
(a) To let her sing with him.
(b) To sing in English.
(c) To stop singing.
(d) To sing louder.

2. Who is Kanai's late uncle?
(a) Marshal.
(b) Nirmal.
(c) Fokana.
(d) Pera.

3. What river does Piya fall into in Part I?
(a) The Tiber River.
(b) The Bangal.
(c) The Sundarban River.
(d) The Ganges.

4. What profession does Kanai practice?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Translation.
(c) Law.
(d) Accounting.

5. What does the word Badabon mean?
(a) It is Bengali for mangrove.
(b) It is Bengali for peace.
(c) It is Bengali for tiger.
(d) It is Bengali for sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does Nilima found?

2. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?

3. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?

4. Who is Fokir's son?

5. Who offered to find Kusum's mother a job after Kusum's father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bon Bibi?

2. What is one of the Badabon Trust's first actions?

3. What does Dhona get in return from Dokkhin Rai for sacrificing Dukhey in Part II?

4. Where was Kanai's last encounter with Nirmal before Nirmal died?

5. Why does Piya recognize the reddish checkered cloth on Fokir's boat?

6. What happens to Kusum's mother after her father dies?

7. Why is Moyna so frustrated with her husband Fokir?

8. How do Kanai and Kusum first meet?

9. What problems does Piya encounter with the men on the first boat she hires?

10. Why does Piya avoid most cooked foods when she is working in the field?

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