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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author recounts the moments before the 1973 eruption in Heimaey, he describes what?
(a) A violent shaking of the ground.
(b) Vibrations that are not unusual for the region.
(c) An uncanny silence settling over the land.
(d) A loud, deep sound emanating from the volcano.

2. The author states that how much of New Orleans lies fifteen feet below sea level?
(a) One quarter.
(b) All of it.
(c) Half.
(d) Ten percent.

3. In the mountain neighborhood called Pasadena Glen in Southern California, what is built above the highest home to protect the neighborhood?
(a) Twelve-foot stone barrier.
(b) Twenty-foot concrete wall.
(c) Eight-foot steel debris catcher.
(d) Five-foot redirecting ramp.

4. Vestmannaeyjar holds how much of Iceland's total population?
(a) Twenty-two percent.
(b) Forty-two and a half percent.
(c) Two and a half percent.
(d) Twelve percent.

5. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?
(a) Particle detector.
(b) Smoking cigars.
(c) Infrared glasses.
(d) Measuring static electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wade Wells tell visiting scientists about the San Gabriel Mountains?

2. In describing Los Angeles, McPhee states that the city sits where:

3. What happens when the north side of the volcanic mountain in Vestmannaeyjar breaks loose?

4. During the debris flow, what lands on the roof of the Genofile family's home?

5. The Hawaiian Research Association forms for what purpose?

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