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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. How does Kusum's father die?
(a) He gets cholera and dies.
(b) He is hit by a car.
(c) He has a sudden heart attack.
(d) He is attacked by a tiger.

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

3. What is Piya's most valued possession on her trips into the field?
(a) Her depth-finder.
(b) Her waterproof belt.
(c) Her binoculars.
(d) Her phone.

4. How do widows in Lusibari dress?
(a) In black saris.
(b) In red saris.
(c) In borderless blue saris.
(d) In borderless white saris.

5. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?
(a) Fokir.
(b) Horen.
(c) Nilima.
(d) Moya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the benevolent spirit of the forest in the Sundarbans, according to locals?

2. Where does Piya have relatives in India?

3. What does Moyna tell Kanai Fokir is like?

4. What kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?

5. What does Nirmal do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does everyone call Nilima Mashima in Lusibari?

9. Why does Nilima decline to help the people in Morichjhapi, as Kusum requests?

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

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