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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. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?
2. 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?
3. Who wrote the novel Solaris?
4. When did the author write the note: "I do believe it to be true that the land here is demonstrably alive; that it does not exist solely, or even incidentally, as a stage for the enactment of human history; that it is [itself] a protagonist" (6)?
5. When did the destinies of New York and Mumbai become linked to the British Empire, according to the author in Part 1, Section 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways are Mumbai and New York similar?
2. What is Cartesian dualism?
3. What is the significance of the flood described in Part I, Section 2?
4. Why does the author reference "The Climate of History" in Part I, Section 4? Who wrote this essay?
5. How is the setting of the Sundarbans described in Part I, Section 2?
6. Describe the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. When did it develop?
7. What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?
8. How are novels about climate change marginalized from mainstream literature, according to the author in Part I, Section 3?
9. How does the climate crisis relate to the human imagination, according to the author in Part I, Section 4?
10. What are "fillers" and how do they apply to contemporary literature?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the author make a call for religious leaders to take a stand on climate change? How might this influence change globally? What are the current positions of religious leaders regarding climate change?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the impacts of the internet and technology on climate change and climate change activism. When did the internet first become commonplace in the American home? How has culture changed as a result? How is technology helpful in the fight against climate change?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the biography and works of author Amitav Ghosh. Where is the author from? Where did he grow up? Where did he study? How many novels has he written? What are common themes in Ghosh's works?
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