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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 river does Piya fall into in Part I?

2. What kind of fish does Moyna bring to Kanai in Part II?

3. Who rescues Piya from the river in Part I?

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

5. What has Kanai's late uncle left for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

2. Why is Kanai traveling to Lusibari in Part I?

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

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

5. What happens to Kusum's mother after her father dies?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does everyone call Nilima Mashima in Lusibari?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Piya surprised and upset at the way Kanai speaks to Fokir when the men first meet in her presence? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ghosh highlight issues associated with caste throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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