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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. Along what river did the author's parents live in their homeland?

2. Who was the nineteenth-century expert on Mumbai that the author turned to for assistance in finding out about the 1882 Bombay cyclone?

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

4. What storm was generated in the Arabian Sea in 2007, noted as its strongest storm ever?

5. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how irony applies in the story about Henry Piddington.

2. Why is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee discussed in the narrative?

3. What is the significance of the flood described in Part I, Section 2?

4. What did the author discover about the 1882 Mumbai cyclone?

5. What is Cartesian dualism?

6. Who wrote the novel A River Called Titash? What is it about?

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

8. What is the Dark Mountain Project and who formed it?

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

10. What does the author recall noting about New York as he flew into JFK in Part I, Section 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss three examples of irony in The Great Derangement. What type of irony is used in each example? How does the example affect the mood/tone of the chapter? What effect does the irony have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the tornado that the author encountered in Dubai. How does the author use this experience to make a point about literature? What imagery is used in the description of this event? Do you agree with the author's statement about improbability? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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