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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 does Horen do for a living?

2. Where does Piya see many dolphins on her trip with Fokir?

3. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?

4. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?

5. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the Badabon Trust's first actions?

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

3. Why does Piya struggle so much in the water of the river when she falls in?

4. Why is Moyna so frustrated with her husband Fokir?

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

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

7. Who is Bon Bibi?

8. Where was Kanai's last encounter with Nirmal before Nirmal died?

9. Why does everyone call Nilima Mashima in Lusibari?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the signs Nirmal notes that portend the changing - and death - of the natural landscape in Lusibari? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do Nirmal and Nilima first travel to Lusibari, and once there, why do they decide to stay? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Piya refuse to eat most food offered to her by the locals during her work in the field? Why does the food Fokir cooks for her remind her so strongly of her own father? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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