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

2. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?

3. What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?

4. What is referred to in Part 1, Section 2 as the "great man-grove forest of the Bangal Delta" (5)?

5. How many were killed by the cyclone that the author describes encountering in Delhi in Part 1, Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote The Hungry Tide and what is it about?

2. What is Cartesian dualism?

3. How does Mumbai's infrastructure make it vulnerable to cyclones?

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

5. What is imperialism?

6. What is the central metaphor made by the author in Part I, Section 1?

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

8. Describe the city of Mumbai. Where is it located? What is its population?

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

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

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 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 3

How is climate change framed as a "moral issue" (132)? What does this term mean? Why does the author oppose this term? Do you agree with the author's assessment? Why or why not?

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