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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. How many people were killed when a great cloud of carbon monoxide burst forth in the Congo in 1988?
2. What storm was generated in the Arabian Sea in 2007, noted as its strongest storm ever?
3. When does the author describe a descending hailstorm in north Delhi in the beginning of Part 1, Section 5?
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. Who wrote Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the tsunami invert the system of rank on the Nicobars?
2. Describe the city of Mumbai. Where is it located? What is its population?
3. How does Mumbai's infrastructure make it vulnerable to cyclones?
4. What does the author write about unpredictable events in literature?
5. What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?
6. Where are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands located and why did the author go there?
7. What is Cartesian dualism?
8. What is the most important element of the word "recognition," according to the author in Part I, Section 2?
9. What do beachfront locations symbolize, according to the author?
10. Who wrote the novel A River Called Titash? What is it about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of setting in literature. The author discusses setting as an important aspect in literature for what reasons? How does setting inform characters? How does it inform the action of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the differences in literary form between the East and the West. How has the West influenced the literary forms of the East? How has the East influenced literary forms in the West? What is most prominent today? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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