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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 does Horen say about a pirate and a forester?
(a) A forester will always get you home safely.
(b) A man will always be more respected as a forester than a pirate.
(c) A pirate steals less often than a forester.
(d) A pirate is safer than a forester.

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

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

4. How does the man in Cambodia break Piya's heart?
(a) He tells her he is betrothed to someone in an arranged marriage.
(b) He breaks up with her because he says she is too poor.
(c) He marries someone else right after she leaves.
(d) He tells her he is already married.

5. Why does Moyna get angry at Kanai in Part IV?
(a) He asks her why she did not earn her degree earlier.
(b) He flirts with her.
(c) He insults her mother.
(d) He insults her hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Piya first meet in Lusibari?

2. After her first shower in Lusibari, how does Piya feel alone in her room?

3. Why does Fokir tackle Piya on the boat in Part III?

4. Why is Moyna so upset with Fokir before he sets off with Piya and Kanai in Part IV?

5. What had Piya been holding in the water just before the crocodile tried to strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kanai tell Piya about the differences between her and Fokir?

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

3. What stunning secrets does Kanai learn about both Nirmal and Horen from Nirmal's notebook?

4. What is one main reason Nirmal becomes involved in Morichjhapi?

5. How does Piya communicate about the creatures she studies even though she does not know the native language?

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

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

8. How did Horen come to have Nirmal's notebook for Kanai?

9. Why does Kanai tell Piya Moyna is remarkable?

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

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