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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sections 1 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the great earthquake hit the Italian town of L'Aquila, according to the author in Part 1, Section 7?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2016.

2. Along what river did the author's ancestors settle after their original village was flooded?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) The Muhuri River.
(c) The Meghna River.
(d) The Feni River.

3. When does the author describe a descending hailstorm in north Delhi in the beginning of Part 1, Section 5?
(a) September 5, 2018.
(b) March 17, 1978.
(c) June 12, 1975.
(d) March 12, 1982.

4. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?
(a) Bihar.
(b) Pataukhali.
(c) Sythet.
(d) Dhaka.

5. When did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the author's parents originally from?

2. What organization did Paul Kingsnorth create as "a network of writers, artists, and thinkers who have stopped believing the stories our civilization tells itself" (8)?

3. When was the movie made that is referenced in Part 1, Section 1?

4. What is referred to in Part 1, Section 2 as the "great man-grove forest of the Bangal Delta" (5)?

5. When was Rajmohan's Wife written in English?

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