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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Piya's only jewelry?

2. What kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?

3. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

4. Where is the setting of the play called The Glory of Bon Bibi?

5. Why is Moyna especially critical of Fokir's job as a fisherman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kanai explain to Piya the correct way to pronounce his name?

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

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

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

5. What kind of creature is the Orcaella a relative to?

6. Why does Piya avoid most cooked foods when she is working in the field?

7. Why did Kanai spend time in Lusibari with Nilima and Nirmal as a child?

8. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main dangers in the area of Lusibari for humans? What do most people who live in and around the region do for work? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kanai change as a character throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Kusum believes that the shushuk are Bon Bibi's messengers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

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