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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 203 - 272).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was the first time Kanai was ever in Canning?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1970.

4. What does Piya tell Nilima her father does for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an astronaut.
(d) He is an engineer.

5. What does Nirmal do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher and headmaster.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an accountant.
(d) He is a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horen do for a living?

2. What does Moyna hear in the end of Part II that frightens her?

3. Why does Piya tell Moyna she wants to work with Fokir?

4. What does Fokir tell Kanai when Kanai asks if he would ever think of visiting a city?

5. How do widows in Lusibari dress?

(see the answer key)

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