2. What did Vishnu do in three giant strides, according to Nirmal's story?
(a) Create the harpsichord.
(b) Create the metric system.
(c) Find rice for the first time.
(d) Measure the universe.

3. What does Kanai have to move quickly to do when Moyna drops the hurricane lamp?
(a) Pull Moyna out of the way of the flame.
(b) Move the curtains out of the way.
(c) Get shoes on so he does not cut his feet.
(d) Stamp out the wick so it does not catch on the kerosene.

4. What does Nilima tell Piya is Kanai's problem?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He is too focused on romantic relationships.
(c) He is too giving.
(d) He is too clever for his own good.

5. Why does Piya say she should have guessed Moyna was Fokir's wife?
(a) She is just as Fokir described her.
(b) Her son has her eyes.
(c) She looks like the picture Fokir showed her.
(d) She has a lovely singing voice.

6. What language does Nilima speak to Piya in at first in Part III?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Bangla.

7. What does Kanai say to Piya that she is unsure about how to respond to after their first meal together in Lusibari?
(a) He asks if she will travel with him soon.
(b) He asks her if she is a lesbian.
(c) He flirts with her.
(d) He asks where she wants to live within the next several years.

8. Where was Fokir born?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Kolhata.
(c) Bihar.
(d) New Delhi.

9. What does Piya say it means when marine mammals begin to disappear from an established habitat?
(a) They are being hunted by men.
(b) They are experiencing disease.
(c) They are being hunted by tigers.
(d) Something is very wrong in the environment.

10. Where does Moyna live?
(a) Her father's house.
(b) Nilima's guest house.
(c) The Lusibari Hospital's staff quarters.
(d) Her grandmother's house.

11. Which writer does Nirmal approach in Morichjhapi in Part II?
(a) Lumbari.
(b) Naskor.
(c) Merkel.
(d) Khokon.

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

13. What does Horen tell Nirmal is in Fokir's veins?
(a) The river.
(b) His mother's spirit.
(c) Bravery.
(d) His father's blood.

14. Who did Nirmal give his notebook of writing to to keep for Kanai?
(a) Piya.
(b) Nilima.
(c) Fokir.
(d) Horen.

15. What does Piya help Fokir do on the boat in Part III?
(a) Repair the boat sail.
(b) Cook the food.
(c) Row the boat.
(d) Cast the fishing nets.