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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. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

2. Why is Piya anxious on the boat with Fokir in Part II?

3. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?

4. Where does Kanai live?

5. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the destitution of the tide country in Lusibari remind Nilima and Nirmal of?

3. Why does Piya recognize the reddish checkered cloth on Fokir's boat?

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

5. Why does Nilima decline to help the people in Morichjhapi, as Kusum requests?

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

7. Who is Bon Bibi?

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

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

10. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ghosh use flashbacks, and what effect do the flashbacks have on the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is Piya's most beloved piece of equipment throughout her years of research in the field, and why? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What does Nilima mean when she tells her husband Nirmal "Building is always a matter of well-chosen compromises" (178)? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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