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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 133 - 202).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?
(a) To keep her from being bitten by a snake.
(b) To keep her from falling off the waterfall.
(c) To keep her from getting pulled into the water by a crocodile.
(d) To keep her out of a tiger's jaws.

2. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1942.

3. What does Moyna hear in the end of Part II that frightens her?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A lion.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A snake.

4. What does Kanai ask Piya if he can do with her in Part III?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Travel back to America with her.
(c) Come on her next river trip with her.
(d) Kiss her.

5. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?
(a) He asks if she will travel with him soon.
(b) He asks where she wants to live within the next several years.
(c) He asks her if she is a lesbian.
(d) He flirts with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Piya do her graduate program?

2. What profession does Kanai practice?

3. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?

4. What does the word Badabon mean?

5. Where does Nirmal visit a school in the end of Part II?

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