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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. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

2. What is the word for Aunt in Part I?

3. What does the structure Fokir shows Piya on Garjontola remind Piya of?

4. How does Kusum's father die?

5. What profession does Kanai practice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the story of Bon Bibi make Kusum so upset in Part II?

3. How do Kanai and Kusum first meet?

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

5. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

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

7. Who brought up Fokir after his mother Kusum died?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are so many women in Lusibari widows, and what does Nilima think of this phenomenon of widowhood when she first begins to understand it after moving to Lusibari? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Nilima compare Kanai to tigers on page 202? How do you think Kanai feels about this comparison? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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