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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 title of Part I of the book?

2. When did Giovanni da Verrazzano land on Manhattan?

3. What is the name of the tiger demon featured in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

4. Where was the author with his wife when Hurricane Sandy hit New York?

5. Who wrote Storm Surge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What environmental event does the author describe in Part I, Section 5?

3. How does the climate crisis relate to the human imagination, according to the author in Part I, Section 4?

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

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

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

7. How is the setting of the Sundarbans described in Part I, Section 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss three examples of symbolism in The Great Derangement. What does the symbol represent? How does this symbol relate to the book's themes? What does the symbol mean to you?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of the British Empire. When did Great Britain take control of India? What other areas in Asia and Africa were colonized by the British? What were the global climactic impacts of Britain's imperial reign?

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