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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. What giant leap of nature likely led to the extinction of the dinosaurs?
(a) The Aglale asteroid.
(b) The Bennu asteroid.
(c) The Apophis asteroid.
(d) The Chicxulub asteroid.

2. Where were the author's parents originally from?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Myanmar.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Pakistan.

3. Where does the author describe experiencing a cyclone that flooded a pond behind his house in Part 1, Section 2?
(a) Chattogram.
(b) Cox's Bazar.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Sythet.

4. The author states in Part 1, Section 4 that "the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of" what (9)?
(a) "Power."
(b) "The arts."
(c) "The imagination."
(d) "Politics."

5. What was the author doing as a part-time job while earning his MA at Delhi University?
(a) He worked as a journalist.
(b) He worked as a book editor.
(c) He worked as a librarian.
(d) He worked as a tutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Paradise Lost?

2. When did the great river that bordered the author's parents' homeland suddenly change course, drowning the village?

3. What much-admired historical novel by Paul Kingsnorth is referenced in Part 1, Section 3?

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

5. Along what river did the author's parents live in their homeland?

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