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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Kusum's village when she lived in Bangladesh?
(a) It was flooded.
(b) It was taken over by the British.
(c) It was destroyed in an earthquake.
(d) It was burned to ash.

2. Why will Kusum not eat during the siege of Morichjhapi?
(a) She is too nervous to eat.
(b) She is too sick to eat.
(c) She wants to give all her food to the leader of the ward.
(d) She gives all her food to the animals.

3. What animal does Fokir tell Kanai has been lurking around the island in Part IV?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A lion.
(d) A snake.

4. What food does Piya mostly subsist on when she is working in the field?
(a) Toast.
(b) Apples.
(c) Bananas.
(d) A nurtrition bar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sea creature did Tethys leave to her twins?

2. What does Kanai ask Piya if he can do with her in Part III?

3. Why does Piya become so upset at the scene of the villagers gathered around the hut in the mangroves in Part IV?

4. Why does Moyna get angry at Kanai in Part IV?

5. Why does Fokir leave Kanai on the island alone, briefly, in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what happens just before Piya and Fokir decide to go to Lusibari?

2. What makes Piya uncomfortable about the way she ends up paying Fokir for taking her on his boat?

3. What does Moyna tell Kanai about her fears about Fokir and Piya?

4. What does Nilima tell Kanai about tigers before he sets off with Piya, Fokir, and Horen?

5. Why does Moyna become so upset with Kanai in Part IV?

6. What does Kusum tell Fokir as a child about the shushuk, or dolphins, in the river?

7. Why does Moyna react so angrily when Fokir gives a sting-ray tail to Tutul to play with?

8. How does the incident with the tiger in the village change Piya's opinion of Fokir?

9. Why is Piya so upset by seeing the villagers attack the tiger in the hut, trying to kill it?

10. How does Kusum die?

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