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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 Piya's only jewelry?
(a) A nose ring.
(b) A silver stud in one ear.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) Bangle bracelets.

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

3. Where does Piya see many dolphins on her trip with Fokir?
(a) The Bengal Bay.
(b) Canning.
(c) Garjontola.
(d) Lusibari.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kusum call on the day she sees her father die while gathering firewood?

2. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

3. What is the word for embankment of a river?

4. What has Kanai's late uncle left for him?

5. What does the word Badabon mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Kanai spend time in Lusibari with Nilima and Nirmal as a child?

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

5. Why does everyone call Nilima Mashima in Lusibari?

6. Why does the guard on Piya's launch boat apprehend the fisherman and his son?

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

8. Who is Bon Bibi?

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

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

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