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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fokir fish for?

2. Where did Piya do her graduate program?

3. What kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?

4. What does Kusum tell Kanai not to be afraid of when they first meet as children?

5. Where does Kanai live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Piya avoid most cooked foods when she is working in the field?

2. Who is Bon Bibi?

3. What is one of the Badabon Trust's first actions?

4. Why is Moyna so frustrated with her husband Fokir?

5. Why is Kanai traveling to Lusibari in Part I?

6. Why does the guard on Piya's launch boat apprehend the fisherman and his son?

7. How does Piya end up falling in the river in Part I?

8. How does Kanai explain to Piya the correct way to pronounce his name?

9. Who brought up Fokir after his mother Kusum died?

10. Why does the story of Bon Bibi make Kusum so upset in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nirmal decide he wants to teach in Morichjhapi? Why does Nilima have such strong objections to the idea of his working there? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the signs Nirmal notes that portend the changing - and death - of the natural landscape in Lusibari? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How have humans damaged the Orcaellas' environments and populations? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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