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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. What could Piya see from her childhood bedroom window?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) St. John's Bay.
(c) Puget Sound.
(d) San Francisco Bay.

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

3. Who does Nimral travel to Morichjhapi with?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Horen.
(c) Kanai.
(d) Nilima.

4. Why does Fokir prevent Piya from saying the word tiger?
(a) Fokir does not think Piya knows what a tiger is.
(b) It is taboo to say the word tiger in his culture.
(c) Fokir does not want to scare Piya.
(d) Fokir does not believe in tigers.

5. What is Moyna studying in Part II?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Accounting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

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

4. When was the devastating famine in Bengal that Nirmal and Nilima both remember?

5. What does Nilima tell Kanai is remarkable about Moyna?

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