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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 Kanai tell Piya that Fokir views the things she sees as fauna?

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

3. What phrase does Moyna and others use as a familiar when addressing Kanai?

4. What does Kanai ask Piya if he can do with her in Part III?

5. What is the name of the man Piya is involved with in Cambodia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Kusum die?

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

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

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

9. In Part III, what happens just before Piya and Fokir decide to go to Lusibari?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which idea does Nilima have that leads to the creation of the Badabon trust? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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