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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. Who is the wife of Oceanus in Greek mythology?

2. What is the name of Horen's boat?

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

4. What does Piya say it means when marine mammals begin to disappear from an established habitat?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Kanai invite Piya to his aunt's house in Lusibari?

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

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

9. How does Kusum die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why does Piya refuse to eat most food offered to her by the locals during her work in the field? Why does the food Fokir cooks for her remind her so strongly of her own father? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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