1 What country is the novel set in? India Pakistan Bangladesh United States 2 When was Amitav Ghosh born? 1928 1967 1956 1940 3 Which poet is repeatedly referenced in Nirmal's writing? Edgar Allen Poe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Rainer Marie Rilke William Butler Yeats 4 Who is Nilima's husband? Horen Fokir Kanai Nirmal 5 Where did Piya grow up? Boston Sacramento Seattle Miami 6 Where is Kanai from? Lahore Mumbai New Delhi The Sundarbans 7 What does Piya study? Philosophy Psychology Marine mammals Monkeys 8 What is the name of the Scottish man who set up a (temporarily) successful egalitarian society in the Sundarbans? Sir Daniel Hamilton Sir Michael MacCharles Sir Edward Lynch Sir Peter Matthews 9 Who did NOT know Kusum when she was alive? Fokir Piya Kanai Nirmal 10 What is NOT a main theme of the novel? Language Theory and practice Death Education and experience 11 What is Nirmal's political ideology? Classical liberalism Marxism Neoliberalism Anarchism 12 Who is the goddess who protects the Sundarbans? Bon Bibi Kali Oladevi Saraswati 13 What does Nilima create in the Sundarbans as her life's work? A university A temple A grade school A hospital 14 When was the massacre that killed Kusum? 2001 1979 1988 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? Nilima Tutul Fokir Moyna 17 Which is NOT a significant symbol in the novel? Tigers Gamchhas The cyclone shelter Flowers 18 Why do Nilima and Nirmal move to the Sundarbans? The weather Political persecution A job To be closer to their family 19 What is Kanai's occupation? Politician Translator and interpreter Doctor Journalist 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? An occurrence at odds with the reader’s or audience’s expectation 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 None of these 22 What animal features as a significant symbol in the novel? Lion Snake Tiger Crocodile 23 Which adjective would Piya be least likely to use to describe herself? Curious Independent Brave Ambitious 24 Which character(s) is NOT alive for the main events of the novel? Kusum Nirmal and Kusum Nirmal Nilima 25 About how old is Kanai? In his 20s In his 60s In his 40s In his 30s
