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

2. According to the author in Part 1, Section 10, how many passengers does Mumbai's suburban railway network transport on weekdays?
(a) 7.5 million passengers.
(b) 3.4 million passengers.
(c) 6.6 million passengers.
(d) 1.9 million passengers.

3. When was A River Called Titash published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1969.

4. The author states in Part 1, Section 2, "Recognition is famously a passage from" what to what (4)?
(a) "Despair to hope."
(b) "Injustice to justice."
(c) "Blindness to hope."
(d) "Ignorance to knowledge."

5. What much-admired historical novel by Paul Kingsnorth is referenced in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) The Flood.
(b) The Falling Tide.
(c) The Wake.
(d) The Glass Room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prominent historian stated that probability is a "manner of conceiving the world constituted without our being aware of it" (16)?

2. When was the city of Port Canning inaugurated with a grand ceremony?

3. How many people were injured by the cyclone that the author encountered while in Delhi?

4. Who wrote the novel Solaris?

5. What does the Matla River translate to in English?

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