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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 36.
(d) 144.

2. Where did the dodo nest?
(a) In burrows.
(b) In man-made structures.
(c) On the ground.
(d) In trees.

3. What does Quammen say about Wilson and Macarthur's 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'?
(a) It was practically unnoticed.
(b) It was a book that changed things.
(c) It was doubted at the time it was published.
(d) Its effect was not felt for years.

4. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?
(a) Rhetorical question.
(b) Leading question.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Aopstrophe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the data from Krakatau match Wilson and MacArthur's predictions?

2. Which theory is Quammen supporting when he cites the work of William Newmark?

3. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?

4. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

5. What was the consequence of the Simberloff and Abele article?

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