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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 65 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the benevolent spirit of the forest in the Sundarbans, according to locals?
(a) Dhoka.
(b) Bon Bibi.
(c) Maroni.
(d) Dhukey.

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

3. Where is Piya waiting for a train to take her when Kanai first sees her?
(a) Gorang.
(b) Lusibari.
(c) Canning.
(d) New Delhi.

4. What profession does Kanai practice?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Translation.
(d) Law.

5. What does Moya tell Kanai when Kanai asks her why she married Fokir?
(a) He would not understand.
(b) She had to marry him because she was pregnant.
(c) She loves him deeply.
(d) She had to marry him because it was an arranged marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word for Aunt in Part I?

2. What is Piya's only jewelry?

3. Where were Nirmal and Nilima living when the police came knocking on the door of their flat?

4. What is Fokir's fishing line made of?

5. Who is Kanai's late uncle?

(see the answer key)

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