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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sections 9 -14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did a flood without precedent in Mumbai's recorded history descend on the city, dumping 94.4 cm. of rain in 14 hours on the northern suburbs?
(a) September 6, 2014.
(b) November 3, 2015.
(c) July 26, 2005.
(d) June 4, 2011.

2. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?
(a) Bihar.
(b) Sythet.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Pataukhali.

3. What is the title of Part I of the book?
(a) "Stories."
(b) "Politics."
(c) "Climate."
(d) "History."

4. What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Maycomb, Alabama.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Augusta, Georgia.

5. What does the folk epic of the Sundurbans, Bon Bibir Johuranama, translate to in English?
(a) The Journey of Bon Bibi.
(b) The Damnation of Bon Bibi.
(c) The Miracles of Bon Bibi.
(d) The Death of Bon Bibi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Rajmohan's Wife written in English?

2. How many people were injured by the cyclone that the author encountered while in Delhi?

3. What does the Matla River translate to in English?

4. In what century were Mumbai, Chennai, New York, and Charleston founded?

5. To what does the author attribute the tendency for the proximity to water being a status symbol in Part 1, Section 9?

(see the answer key)

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