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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 3 - 64).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kusum's father die?
(a) He is attacked by a tiger.
(b) He gets cholera and dies.
(c) He has a sudden heart attack.
(d) He is hit by a car.

2. Where does Piya have relatives in India?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Morichjhapi.
(d) Bengal.

3. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?
(a) Horen.
(b) Nilima.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Moya.

4. Why do Nirmal and Nilima Bose first come to Lusibari?
(a) To be closer to family.
(b) For work.
(c) For a safe haven.
(d) To be closer to the river.

5. How does Piya communicate to locals the kind of animals she is studying?
(a) She uses display cards.
(b) She uses sign language.
(c) She uses sounds.
(d) She uses her phone images.

Short Answer Questions

1. What land animals are the most dangerous and feared in the Sundarbans?

2. Who is Fokir's son?

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

4. How do Nilima and Nirmal meet?

5. What is Piya's most valued possession on her trips into the field?

(see the answer key)

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