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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. When did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?
2. Who wrote "Surely Descartes never saw an ape" (64)?
3. What neighborhoods of Long Island does the author describe looking out of on a flight into J.F.K. and thinking they were sure to be swamped in a storm surge in Part 1, Section 9?
4. Who was the nineteenth-century expert on Mumbai that the author turned to for assistance in finding out about the 1882 Bombay cyclone?
5. When did the site of today's Mumbai first come under European rule when it was ceded to the Portuguese by the ruler of Gujarat?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how irony applies in the story about Henry Piddington.
2. What do beachfront locations symbolize, according to the author?
3. What is the most important element of the word "recognition," according to the author in Part I, Section 2?
4. Why is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee discussed in the narrative?
5. Why does the author reference "The Climate of History" in Part I, Section 4? Who wrote this essay?
6. Describe the book Storm Surge. Who is its author and what is its premise?
7. How did the tsunami invert the system of rank on the Nicobars?
8. Who wrote The Hungry Tide and what is it about?
9. Where are the author's ancestors from? What led to their relocation?
10. Describe the events around Hurricane Katrina. When did it occur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and discuss the literary genres of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, magical fiction, and climate fiction (cli-fi). What do they share in common? What makes each unique? When did these genres emerge?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of freedom and modernity in The Great Derangement. How does the author define these terms? How are they defined by others? What statements is the author making about freedom and modernity?
Essay Topic 3
What is geological gradualism? When did this theory arise? What is its opposite? Connect this theory to climate change. How does gradualism apply in literature?
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