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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 been worried sick about Fokir and Tutul.
(b) Moyna is surprised to see Fokir back so soon.
(c) Moyna has moved out of town to look for Fokir.
(d) Moyna is jealous of Piya.

2. Who is Nirmal's favorite poet?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Byron.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Rilke.

3. Where do Piya and Fokir decide to go right after the crocodile attack?
(a) Garjontola.
(b) Satjelia.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Lusibari.

4. What does Horen say about a pirate and a forester?
(a) A pirate steals less often than a forester.
(b) A pirate is safer than a forester.
(c) A man will always be more respected as a forester than a pirate.
(d) A forester will always get you home safely.

5. What is Fokir's last name?
(a) Naskor.
(b) Bose.
(c) Mandol.
(d) Floren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Lusibari term for stingray?

2. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?

3. What is Piya happy to see on the door of the room Kanai shows her to?

4. Where does Moyna live?

5. Why do the villagers surround a small hut the night Piya and the others are docked at the edge of the mangroves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Piya communicate about the creatures she studies even though she does not know the native language?

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

4. How does Kusum die?

5. Who does Piya stay with in Lusibari, and why?

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

7. Why does Kanai tell Piya Moyna is remarkable?

8. What makes Piya uncomfortable about the way she ends up paying Fokir for taking her on his boat?

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

10. What does Piya tell Kanai about Kolkata and cetaceans?

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