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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 was Rajmohan's Wife written in English?

2. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?

3. When does the author describe a descending hailstorm in north Delhi in the beginning of Part 1, Section 5?

4. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?

5. The author states in Part 1, Section 4 that "the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of" what (9)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are "fillers" and how do they apply to contemporary literature?

3. Describe the book Storm Surge. Who is its author and what is its premise?

4. What does the author write about unpredictable events in literature?

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

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

7. Describe how irony applies in the story about Henry Piddington.

8. Who wrote the novel A River Called Titash? What is it about?

9. Describe the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. When did it develop?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons that climate change is not frequently addressed in contemporary literature. What aspects of climate change prove difficult for the writer to translate into novel form? What are some of the exceptions of contemporary authors who do write about climate change? What makes their work unique?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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