2. What does Moya tell Kanai when Kanai asks her why she married Fokir?
(a) She loves him deeply.
(b) He would not understand.
(c) She had to marry him because it was an arranged marriage.
(d) She had to marry him because she was pregnant.

3. What does Moyna tell Kanai Fokir is like?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A child.
(d) A priest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kusum married to?

2. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?

3. Who is Kanai's late uncle?

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

5. How does Kusum's father die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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