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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 does Piya do for a living?
(a) She studies cetaceans.
(b) She studies fish.
(c) She studies plants.
(d) She studies air currents.

2. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Dhukey.
(b) Dhona.
(c) Bon Bibi.
(d) Dokkhin Rai.

3. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?
(a) March 3, 1970.
(b) December 5, 1964.
(c) May 15, 1979.
(d) August 19, 1973.

4. What does Fokir show Piya on Garjontola?
(a) A bird's nest.
(b) A beached dolphin.
(c) A shrine.
(d) A crocodile nest.

5. Where does Piya have relatives in India?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Lusibari.
(c) Morichjhapi.
(d) Bengal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Piya see many dolphins on her trip with Fokir?

2. What does Horen do for a living?

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

4. What organization does Nilima found?

5. What is Piya's only jewelry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Piya recognize the reddish checkered cloth on Fokir's boat?

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

7. What problems does Piya encounter with the men on the first boat she hires?

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

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

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

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