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

2. Why does Horen take Kusum away from Lusibari on the last night of the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Kusum's abusive father is looking for her.
(b) Dilip was seen in the vicinity and he means Kusum harm.
(c) Kusum's abusive husband is looking for her.
(d) There is a flood coming.

3. Who is Lusibari named after?
(a) Lucy Hamilton.
(b) Lucy Ball.
(c) Laura Lake.
(d) Lee Lusibari.

4. What is Moyna studying in Part II?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Nursing.

5. What does Fokir fish for?
(a) Perch.
(b) Bass.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Whales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fokir's son?

2. What profession does Kanai practice?

3. How does Kusum's father die?

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

5. When was the last time Nilima saw Kusum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the story of Bon Bibi make Kusum so upset in Part II?

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

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

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

5. Why does everyone call Nilima Mashima in Lusibari?

6. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

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

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

9. Who is Bon Bibi?

10. Why is Kanai traveling to Lusibari in Part I?

(see the answer keys)

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