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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1.9 million passengers.
(c) 3.4 million passengers.
(d) 6.6 million passengers.

2. How many were killed by the cyclone that the author describes encountering in Delhi in Part 1, Section 5?
(a) 22.
(b) 30.
(c) 65.
(d) 59.

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

4. What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
(a) Birmingham, Alabama.
(b) Maycomb, Alabama.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Augusta, Georgia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is describd as the protagonist in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

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

3. What does the folk epic of the Sundurbans, Bon Bibir Johuranama, translate to in English?

4. Along what river did the author's ancestors settle after their original village was flooded?

5. Where is M. V. Ramana an associate of the Program on Science and Global Security?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "fillers" and how do they apply to contemporary literature?

2. Describe the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. When did it develop?

3. What does the term "Anthropocene" refer to?

4. How does the climate crisis relate to the human imagination, according to the author in Part I, Section 4?

5. Why does the author reference "The Climate of History" in Part I, Section 4? Who wrote this essay?

6. Where are the author's ancestors from? What led to their relocation?

7. What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?

8. Describe the book Storm Surge. Who is its author and what is its premise?

9. In what ways are Mumbai and New York similar?

10. What is Cartesian dualism?

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