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

2. What is the name of the tiger demon featured in Bon Bibir Johuranama?
(a) Saraswati.
(b) Dokkhin Rai.
(c) Dukhey.
(d) Lakshmi.

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) June 12, 1975.
(c) March 12, 1982.
(d) March 17, 1978.

4. What is the title of Part I of the book?
(a) "Climate."
(b) "Stories."
(c) "Politics."
(d) "History."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?

2. The author states in Part 1, Section 4 that "the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of" what (9)?

3. Who wrote, more than a quarter of a century ago, "We live in a post-natural world" (33)?

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

5. When did the great earthquake hit the Italian town of L'Aquila, according to the author in Part 1, Section 7?

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