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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many species of the animal Philip Darlington studied did an island of four square miles possess?
(a) 2.
(b) 217.
(c) 5.
(d) 88.

2. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?
(a) Larger predators.
(b) Smaller food supply.
(c) Smaller territories.
(d) Larger food supply.

3. What is the Guam rail?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A marsupial.
(d) A bird.

4. How many species would an island of 4,000 square miles have, according to Quammen?
(a) 88.
(b) 40.
(c) 400.
(d) 271.

5. How long did Wilson and MacArthur predict it would take for species to reach equilibrium on Krakatau?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 75 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?

2. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?

3. What was the species Quammen sought called by locals?

4. Who is Thomas Lovejoy?

5. What does Quammen believe happened to Bedo?

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