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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 Piya think cetaceans have a special gift for in Part III?

2. Who did Nirmal always reserve the last word for, according to Kanai?

3. What does Kanai tell that Piya New Delhi has become a center for?

4. What does Piya think about how Fokir looks when she visits him and Moyna in Lusibari for the first time?

5. What happened to Kusum's village when she lived in Bangladesh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stunning secrets does Kanai learn about both Nirmal and Horen from Nirmal's notebook?

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

3. What does Nilima tell Kanai about tigers before he sets off with Piya, Fokir, and Horen?

4. Why does Kanai tell Piya Moyna is remarkable?

5. Why does Moyna become so upset with Kanai in Part IV?

6. What does Kusum tell Fokir as a child about the shushuk, or dolphins, in the river?

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

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

9. What does Piya tell Kanai about Kolkata and cetaceans?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role do the shushuk (dolphins) play in both Piya's and Nirmil's part of the story in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the village mob's brutal attack on, and killing of, a tiger change Piya's opinion of Fokir for the worse? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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