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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. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?

2. How does Kanai feel when he first sees Piya arrive in Lusibari?

3. What sea creature did Tethys leave to her twins?

4. What does Fokir tell Kanai when Kanai asks if he would ever think of visiting a city?

5. How does the man in Cambodia break Piya's heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Piya so upset by seeing the villagers attack the tiger in the hut, trying to kill it?

2. Who does Piya stay with in Lusibari, and why?

3. Why does Moyna react so angrily when Fokir gives a sting-ray tail to Tutul to play with?

4. What is one main reason Nirmal becomes involved in Morichjhapi?

5. What does Moyna tell Kanai about her fears about Fokir and Piya?

6. How does Fokir handle Piya's outburst at the village where the tiger is trapped in the hut?

7. How does Piya communicate about the creatures she studies even though she does not know the native language?

8. Why do people in the Lusibari and surrounding regions not like to say the word tiger?

9. How does the incident with the tiger in the village change Piya's opinion of Fokir?

10. How did Horen come to have Nirmal's notebook for Kanai?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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