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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sections 9 -14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described by the author in Part 1, Section 10 as one of Mumbai's most famous iconic street with sea-facing hotels famous for sunset views?
(a) Apex Drive.
(b) River Drive.
(c) Sunset Drive.
(d) Marine Drive.

2. What is referred to in Part 1, Section 2 as the "great man-grove forest of the Bangal Delta" (5)?
(a) The Bandharas.
(b) The Dhanmondis.
(c) The Sundarbans.
(d) The Gulshans.

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

4. What term from Norse mythology meaning "great winter" is used in Part 1, Section 12?
(a) Ixbewinter.
(b) Intuwintre.
(c) Fimbulwinter.
(d) Codowintre.

5. Where was the author's first stop on his article about the effects of the tsunami on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Part 1, Section 9?
(a) Gopalpur.
(b) Port Blair.
(c) Port Osney.
(d) Port Sumi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?

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

3. From where in the Congo did a great cloud of carbon monoxide burst forth in 1988?

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

5. On what night did the author read about a cataclysmic tsunami set off by a massive undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean, according to his narrative in Part 1, Section 9?

(see the answer key)

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