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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. On what night did the author read about a cataclysmic tsunami set off by a massive undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean, according to his narrative in Part 1, Section 9?

2. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?

3. What nuclear facility is located near Mumbai's urban limits?

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

5. When did Giovanni da Verrazzano land on Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands located and why did the author go there?

2. To what does the author attribute mankind's tendency toward living near bodies of water?

3. What is imperialism?

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

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

6. How did the tsunami invert the system of rank on the Nicobars?

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

8. Describe the events around Hurricane Katrina. When did it occur?

9. What do beachfront locations symbolize, according to the author?

10. How are novels about climate change marginalized from mainstream literature, according to the author in Part I, Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of The Great Derangement. From what perspective is the narrative related? In what tense is it related? Did you feel enticed to keep reading based on the book's narrative style? Why or why not?

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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