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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. 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?
(a) Far Rockaway and Long Beach.
(b) Hicksville and North Fork.
(c) Astoria and Williamsburg.
(d) Bellerose Terrace and Long Island City.

2. On what night did the author read about a cataclysmic tsunami set off by a massive undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean, according to his narrative in Part 1, Section 9?
(a) September 3, 2001.
(b) July 2, 2005.
(c) December 25, 2004.
(d) March 2, 1975.

3. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?
(a) Off the coast of Oman.
(b) Off the coast of Jeddah.
(c) Off the coast of Somalia.
(d) Off the coast of Dubai.

4. The author states in Part 1, Section 10 that the city of Mumbai's health infrastructure was intended to cater to a population what times its size?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 4/5.

5. Where were the author's parents originally from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Myanmar.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Nepal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shoreside town of the Nicobar Islands does the author describe having been reduced to its foundations after the tsunami in Part 1, Section 9?

2. When did the great earthquake hit the Italian town of L'Aquila, according to the author in Part 1, Section 7?

3. Who is describd as the protagonist in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

4. What earlier book by the author does he reference in Part 1, Section 2?

5. When was the city of Port Canning inaugurated with a grand ceremony?

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