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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. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?
(a) Galapagos islands.
(b) Australia.
(c) The Malay Archipelago.
(d) Palestine.

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

3. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?
(a) It is theoretical, now.
(b) It can still be reassembled.
(c) It only exists in nostalgia.
(d) It is ruined.

4. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?
(a) By saying that they have only been talking to each other.
(b) By saying that their fundamental premises were ungrounded.
(c) By saying that their vocabulary is insufficient to the problems.
(d) By saying that their nostalgia clouds their findings.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ecosystem does Wallace distinguish from ecosystems that developed in isolation?

3. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?

4. What function does the first chapter serve?

5. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?

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