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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is M. V. Ramana an associate of the Program on Science and Global Security?
2. When was Rajmohan's Wife written in English?
3. When was the movie made that is referenced in Part 1, Section 1?
4. Who is described in Part 1, Section 6 as "a nineteenth-century Bengali writer and critic who self-consciously adopted the project of carving out fo a space in which realist European-style fiction could be written in the vernacular languages of India" (17)?
5. To what does the author attribute the tendency for the proximity to water being a status symbol in Part 1, Section 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?
2. In what ways are Mumbai and New York similar?
3. What environmental event does the author describe in Part I, Section 5?
4. Describe the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. When did it develop?
5. What are "fillers" and how do they apply to contemporary literature?
6. What does the term "Anthropocene" refer to?
7. Who wrote The Hungry Tide and what is it about?
8. How did the tsunami invert the system of rank on the Nicobars?
9. Where are the author's ancestors from? What led to their relocation?
10. Where are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands located and why did the author go there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the structure of the Great Derangement. How does the author set up his thesis? How does he go about proving it? How are the chapters structured and why are they structured in this way?
Essay Topic 2
Define and discuss the literary genres of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, magical fiction, and climate fiction (cli-fi). What do they share in common? What makes each unique? When did these genres emerge?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of coal and oil production. Where were coal and oil first produced for energy? When and where were they first industrialized? What are the impacts of coal and oil production on the environment?
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