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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 Nilima tell Piya about Moyna's state of mind when the two women first meet in Part III?
(a) Moyna has moved out of town to look for Fokir.
(b) Moyna is jealous of Piya.
(c) Moyna has been worried sick about Fokir and Tutul.
(d) Moyna is surprised to see Fokir back so soon.

2. Why is Moyna so upset with Fokir before he sets off with Piya and Kanai in Part IV?
(a) He took her father's boat.
(b) He took all the money in the house.
(c) He took all the food in the house.
(d) He was supposed to take Tutul to school, but instead he brought the boy to the shore.

3. What did Vishnu do in three giant strides, according to Nirmal's story?
(a) Create the metric system.
(b) Find rice for the first time.
(c) Measure the universe.
(d) Create the harpsichord.

4. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Horen.
(c) Nilima.
(d) Bon Bibi.

5. What does Fokir tell Kanai when Kanai asks if he would ever think of visiting a city?
(a) He says he dreams of cities all the time.
(b) He says this life is enough for him.
(c) He says he is afraid to drive a car.
(d) He says he is afraid to take a plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Piya so disappointed in Fokir after the incident at the hut in Part IV?

2. What does Kanai tell Piya that Fokir views the things she sees as fauna?

3. Why does Piya become so upset at the scene of the villagers gathered around the hut in the mangroves in Part IV?

4. After her first shower in Lusibari, how does Piya feel alone in her room?

5. Who was Kusum's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Kanai about the nature of Piya's work when he goes out on the water with her?

2. Why does Moyna become so upset with Kanai in Part IV?

3. Why does Kanai tell Piya Moyna is remarkable?

4. How does Kusum die?

5. What does Kusum tell Fokir as a child about the shushuk, or dolphins, in the river?

6. What does Nilima tell Kanai about his decision to go with Piya, Fokir, and Horen on their journey?

7. How did Horen come to have Nirmal's notebook for Kanai?

8. Why does Moyna react so angrily when Fokir gives a sting-ray tail to Tutul to play with?

9. What does Kanai tell Piya about the differences between her and Fokir?

10. What does Moyna tell Kanai about her fears about Fokir and Piya?

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