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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 is Fokir's fishing line made of?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Strong nylon.
(d) Burlap.

2. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(b) Fokir does not believe in tigers.
(c) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.
(d) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.

3. Who is Fokir's son?
(a) Kanai.
(b) Nirmal.
(c) Tutul.
(d) Horen.

4. What kind of fish does Moyna bring to Kanai in Part II?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Carp.
(c) Bass.
(d) Murola.

5. Who is Kanai's aunt he is visiting?
(a) Mamina.
(b) Malia.
(c) Nilima.
(d) Nirmala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

2. Where did Piya do her graduate program?

3. How many languages does Kanai speak?

4. Who is the girl Kanai spends time with as a child in Lusibari?

5. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bon Bibi?

2. Why does Piya struggle so much in the water of the river when she falls in?

3. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

4. What are some of the greatest threats to the people in Lusibari in their natural environment?

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

6. How does Piya end up falling in the river in Part I?

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

8. How do Kanai and Kusum first meet?

9. How does Kanai explain to Piya the correct way to pronounce his name?

10. What does the destitution of the tide country in Lusibari remind Nilima and Nirmal of?

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