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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Knew Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The dissolution of the design.
(b) The despair of the threads.
(c) The outrage of the rug weavers.
(d) The joy of the scissors.

2. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?
(a) Familiar.
(b) Morose.
(c) Bellicose.
(d) Agitated.

3. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?
(a) Personification.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Indirect discourse.

4. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?
(a) Technical and precise.
(b) Off-hand.
(c) Familiar.
(d) Sophisticated.

5. What function does the first chapter serve?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Introduction.
(d) Prophecy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?

2. How does Quammen describe the efforts of other scientists?

3. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?

4. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?

5. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?

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