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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 Nirmal tell Kusum he will teach Fokir and children like him?

2. Why does Fokir leave Kanai on the island alone, briefly, in Part IV?

3. What animal does Kanai think the dolphins slightly resemble?

4. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?

5. What does Piya help Fokir do on the boat in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Kanai about the nature of Piya's work when he goes out on the water with her?

2. What makes Piya uncomfortable about the way she ends up paying Fokir for taking her on his boat?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Piya's story about carrying messages between her arguing parents affect Nilima so much in Part IV?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Nirmal decide he wants to teach in Morichjhapi? Why does Nilima have such strong objections to the idea of his working there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do rivers symbolize throughout the entire novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

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