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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. Why does Fokir tell Piya a tiger comes into a human settlment?
(a) It wants to confront Bon Bibi.
(b) It wants to die.
(c) It wants to shelter its cubs.
(d) It wants to kill people.

2. What is the name of the man Piya is involved with in Cambodia?
(a) Rath.
(b) Barry.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Suhi.

3. What had Piya been holding in the water just before the crocodile tried to strike?
(a) Her binoculars.
(b) Her depth finder.
(c) Her notes.
(d) Her laundry.

4. What language does Nilima speak to Piya in at first in Part III?
(a) French.
(b) Bangla.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

5. What does Kanai tell Piya that Fokir views the things she sees as fauna?
(a) Stories.
(b) Food.
(c) Rubbish.
(d) Mirages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the wife of Oceanus in Greek mythology?

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

3. What phrase does Moyna and others use as a familiar when addressing Kanai?

4. What does Horen tell Kanai when he asks if Nirmal was in love with Kusum?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people in the Lusibari and surrounding regions not like to say the word tiger?

2. Why is Piya so upset by seeing the villagers attack the tiger in the hut, trying to kill it?

3. What stunning secrets does Kanai learn about both Nirmal and Horen from Nirmal's notebook?

4. What does Nilima tell Kanai about tigers before he sets off with Piya, Fokir, and Horen?

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

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

7. What is one main reason Nirmal becomes involved in Morichjhapi?

8. How does the incident with the tiger in the village change Piya's opinion of Fokir?

9. Why does Kanai invite Piya to his aunt's house in Lusibari?

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

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