1 What country is the novel set in? Bangladesh Pakistan India United States 2 When was Amitav Ghosh born? 1940 1967 1956 1928 3 Which poet is repeatedly referenced in Nirmal's writing? Rainer Marie Rilke William Butler Yeats Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Edgar Allen Poe 4 Who is Nilima's husband? Fokir Nirmal Kanai Horen 5 Where did Piya grow up? Miami Boston Seattle Sacramento 6 Where is Kanai from? Mumbai New Delhi Lahore The Sundarbans 7 What does Piya study? Monkeys Philosophy Psychology Marine mammals 8 What is the name of the Scottish man who set up a (temporarily) successful egalitarian society in the Sundarbans? Sir Peter Matthews Sir Edward Lynch Sir Michael MacCharles Sir Daniel Hamilton 9 Who did NOT know Kusum when she was alive? Kanai Fokir Nirmal Piya 10 What is NOT a main theme of the novel? Death Theory and practice Education and experience Language 11 What is Nirmal's political ideology? Neoliberalism Marxism Classical liberalism Anarchism 12 Who is the goddess who protects the Sundarbans? Oladevi Bon Bibi Saraswati Kali 13 What does Nilima create in the Sundarbans as her life's work? A university A hospital A temple A grade school 14 When was the massacre that killed Kusum? 2001 1988 1979 1992 15 When was the book published? 2010 2005 2000 2015 16 Who does Piya plan to name her project after at the end of the novel? Moyna Nilima Tutul Fokir 17 Which is NOT a significant symbol in the novel? Flowers Gamchhas The cyclone shelter Tigers 18 Why do Nilima and Nirmal move to the Sundarbans? A job The weather To be closer to their family Political persecution 19 What is Kanai's occupation? Journalist Politician Doctor Translator and interpreter 20 Which example is a metaphor? "...speech was only a bag of tricks that fooled you into believing that you could see through the eyes of another being." “And now, like some misplaced, misgendered Scheherezade, I am trying to stave the night off with a flying, fleeting pen…” “The quiet was more like a fog or a mist, creeping in slowly, from a distance” "She was like an orchid in a way, frail and beautiful and dependent on the love and labor of many, many people.” 21 What is situational irony? When a character’s understanding of their situation contrasts with the reader’s knowledge of their situation A contrast between what a speaker means and what they actually say An occurrence at odds with the reader’s or audience’s expectation None of these 22 What animal features as a significant symbol in the novel? Snake Lion Crocodile Tiger 23 Which adjective would Piya be least likely to use to describe herself? Curious Ambitious Independent Brave 24 Which character(s) is NOT alive for the main events of the novel? Kusum Nirmal and Kusum Nilima Nirmal 25 About how old is Kanai? In his 60s In his 20s In his 30s In his 40s
