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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. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?

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

3. What does Horen tell Nirmal is in Fokir's veins?

4. Where does Piya tell Kanai earlier specimens of the dolphins she studies had been found?

5. Why does Piya become so upset at the scene of the villagers gathered around the hut in the mangroves in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main dangers in the area of Lusibari for humans? What do most people who live in and around the region do for work? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Nilima compare Kanai to tigers on page 202? How do you think Kanai feels about this comparison? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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