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

3. Which writer does Nirmal approach in Morichjhapi in Part II?

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

5. Why does Kanai tell Piya that Moyna is impressed she is a scientist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Kanai tell Piya about the differences between her and Fokir?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the signs Nirmal notes that portend the changing - and death - of the natural landscape in Lusibari? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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