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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 kind of container does Moyna leave Kanai his food in?

2. How does Kusum's father die?

3. Who founded Lusibari?

4. Who meets Kanai at the train station in Canning?

5. Who is Kusum married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Kanai's last encounter with Nirmal before Nirmal died?

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

3. What does Dhona get in return from Dokkhin Rai for sacrificing Dukhey in Part II?

4. How does Kanai know Piya is a foreigner?

5. What kind of creature is the Orcaella a relative to?

6. What problems does Piya encounter with the men on the first boat she hires?

7. How do Kanai and Kusum first meet?

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

9. What happens to Kusum's mother after her father dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Nilima mean when she tells her husband Nirmal "Building is always a matter of well-chosen compromises" (178)? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why are so many women in Lusibari widows, and what does Nilima think of this phenomenon of widowhood when she first begins to understand it after moving to Lusibari? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What role do the shushuk (dolphins) play in both Piya's and Nirmil's part of the story in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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