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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. Where is M. V. Ramana an associate of the Program on Science and Global Security?

2. What nuclear facility is located near Mumbai's urban limits?

3. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?

4. According to the author in Part 1, Section 10, how many passengers does Mumbai's suburban railway network transport on weekdays?

5. When was The Hungry Tide published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee discussed in the narrative?

3. What is the most important element of the word "recognition," according to the author in Part I, Section 2?

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

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

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

7. What did the author discover about the 1882 Mumbai cyclone?

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

9. In what ways are Mumbai and New York similar?

10. What is the Dark Mountain Project and who formed it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the biography and works of author Amitav Ghosh. Where is the author from? Where did he grow up? Where did he study? How many novels has he written? What are common themes in Ghosh's works?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the internet and technology on climate change and climate change activism. When did the internet first become commonplace in the American home? How has culture changed as a result? How is technology helpful in the fight against climate change?

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