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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 Piya tell Moyna she wants to work with Fokir?
(a) She loves him.
(b) He knows the river very well.
(c) He is an educated man.
(d) He speaks English very well.

2. Why does Nilima refuse to help Kusum when Kusum asks for help in Morichjhapi?
(a) She does not want to split her time between Lusibari and Morichjhapi.
(b) She does not want the government to turn against her.
(c) She does not want Nirmal to have another excuse to see Kusum.
(d) She does not want to leave her own children.

3. What does Nirmal tell Kusum he will teach Fokir and children like him?
(a) To reason.
(b) To write.
(c) To dream.
(d) To read.

4. Why does Kanai tell Piya she is somewhat responsible for the scene at the hut in Part IV?
(a) Conservationists push to preserve animal habitats without thinking about the interactions between those animals and humans in the real world.
(b) She did not donate enough to help keep the tiger reserve going safely.
(c) She goes back to America and forgets about the poor villagers in the Sundarbans.
(d) She was not strong enough to summon the spirit of Bon Bibi.

5. Who is the wife of Oceanus in Greek mythology?
(a) Hera.
(b) Bon.
(c) Tethys.
(d) Circe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kusum introduce Nirmal to in Part III?

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 language is Nirmal's notebook written in?

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

5. What did Vishnu do in three giant strides, according to Nirmal's story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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