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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. What was Lovejoy trying to determine with his plan?
(a) An ideal number of species per acre.
(b) An ideal size for a nature reserve.
(c) A critical number of ecosystems for a conservation strategy.
(d) An ideal number of reserves for a landscape.

2. How long after the eruption did it take for 271 species to be counted at Krakatau?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 10 years.

3. What is an indri?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A lemur.
(d) A horse.

4. How does Quammen say islands are sometimes formed?
(a) Volcanic activity.
(b) Rise in sea level.
(c) Seismic upthrust.
(d) Earthquakes.

5. How would you describe Quammen's style?
(a) Patient and thorough.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Disjointed.
(d) Linear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?

2. What does Quammen say an island is?

3. Where did the dodo live?

4. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?

5. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?

(see the answer key)

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