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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fokir fish for?
(a) Bass.
(b) Perch.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Whales.

2. What does Horen do for a living?
(a) Practice law.
(b) Farm.
(c) Fish.
(d) Run safaris for tourists.

3. What island was Kusum originally from?
(a) Gorgona.
(b) Satjelia.
(c) Bhoti.
(d) Marhapbaot.

4. Where does Nirmal write the contents of his notebook that he leaves to Kanai?
(a) Gorjontola.
(b) Lusibari.
(c) Morichjhapi.
(d) Marisopi.

5. How do widows in Lusibari dress?
(a) In borderless white saris.
(b) In borderless blue saris.
(c) In black saris.
(d) In red saris.

6. On what date did Nirmal begin his notebook that he passes on to Kanai?
(a) March 3, 1970.
(b) May 15, 1979.
(c) December 5, 1964.
(d) August 19, 1973.

7. What kinds of creatures are especially plentiful in the Sundarbans?
(a) Cats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Arthropods.

8. 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.

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

10. What does Piya do for a living?
(a) She studies cetaceans.
(b) She studies fish.
(c) She studies air currents.
(d) She studies plants.

11. Who is the boy who is to be the sacrifice in the Bon Bibi play?
(a) Dokkhin Rai.
(b) Dhukey.
(c) Dhona.
(d) Bon Bibi.

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

13. What is another word for the Orcaella?
(a) The Irrawaddy dolphin.
(b) The river sprite.
(c) The river fish.
(d) The killer whale.

14. What organization does Nilima found?
(a) The Nirmal Trust.
(b) The Whole Organization.
(c) The Nilima Trust.
(d) The Badabon Trust.

15. What reminds Piya of her father on Fokir's boat?
(a) The red checkered cloth.
(b) The sail.
(c) The lunghi.
(d) The pack Fokir carries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word Badabon mean?

2. Who is the evil forest spirit in the Bon Bibi play?

3. What does Piya ask Fokir to do when he starts singing?

4. Who is Fokir's son?

5. Who is Kanai's late uncle?

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