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The Ghat of the only world

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  • Who is the writer of “The Ghat of the Only World”?
    Amitav Ghosh
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  • When did Shahid speak to the author about his approaching death?
    25 April 2001
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  • “The Ghat of the Only World” is written by the author as a promise to his _______.
    friend
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  • Agha Shahid Ali was undergoing a treatment for ___________.
    cancer
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  • What did Shahid want the author to do after his death?
    Write something about him
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  • When did Shahid have his first blackout?
    February 2000
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  • According to the author, what was the most impressive work of Shahid?
    The Country Without a Post Office
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  • When did Shahid and the author become friends in a real sense?
    When Shahid moved to Brooklyn
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  • Shahid described ‘the view of the Brooklyn waterfront slipping into the East River’ as a __________.
    ghat
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  • Shahid described ‘the view of the Brooklyn waterfront slipping into the East River’ as a __________.
    ghat
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  • Who had a great influence on Shahid’s poetry?
    James Merrill
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  • Shahid had a special passion for which food in particular?
    Kashmiri food in the Pandit Style
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  • “No matter what the question, Shahid worked _________ into his answer.” Complete the sentence.
    poetry
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  • As a teacher, Shahid was _________ by his students.
    adored
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  • What did Shahid describe as “the happiest time of his life”?
    His time at Penn State
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  • Shahid’s parents continued to live in __________.
    Srinagar
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