Study Guide for :The Great Derangement & Comprehension Test

The Great Derangement
by Amitav Ghosh
About_
This study guide accompanies Amitav Ghosh’s The Great Derangement, a nonfiction work examining why modern
literature, politics, and culture have struggled to confront the reality of climate change. Ghosh draws on personal
memory, literary history, and global politics to argue that the crisis is as much an imaginative and cultural failure as
a scientific one. This guide moves chapter by chapter through his arguments about fiction, colonial history, and
global politics. This study guide contains 65 questions across 5 chapter sections (50 Factual + 15 Critical), 1
Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity.
What’s Included_
This study guide features 5 sets of 10 Factual Questions with an answer key (50 total), 5 sets of 3 Critical Analysis
Questions (15 total), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 traits + evidence prompt +
critical thinking question).
Target Grades_
Grades 11-12, AP/College Introductory
Teacher Note_
This guide is designed to help students engage critically with a dense, idea-driven nonfiction text without losing
sight of its central arguments. The mix of factual recall and open-ended discussion questions builds both
comprehension and analytical skill, while the crossword and character focus activity offer lower-stakes ways to
reinforce key vocabulary and concepts. We hope it saves you preparation time while sparking rich classroom
conversation.