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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Other Road".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Spring begins in the United States with the once-familiar ___________.
(a) Heavy rains
(b) Temperature changes
(c) Storms
(d) Birdsong

2. What is the problem with the idea of sterilization?
(a) It is difficult
(b) It takes time to see results
(c) It is done with chemicals
(d) It is ineffective

3. What posed no threat, only a minor annoyance, yet was still the target of a massive spraying campaign?
(a) Gypsy moth
(b) Mosquito
(c) Ladybug
(d) Fire ant

4. What is the most important earth-dwelling creature, according to Carson?
(a) Mole
(b) Millipede
(c) Mouse
(d) Earthworm

5. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?
(a) Fish population
(b) Migratory birds
(c) Changing leaves
(d) Waves

Short Answer Questions

1. What is also destroyed when the target insects are sprayed by chemicals, damaging and changing the ecosystem?

2. A chemically weakened environment opens the door to explosive insect ____________.

3. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?

4. It may be impossible to tell what is __________ and what is effect because there may be years between the two.

5. What did the birds provide naturally that made their deaths all the more significant?

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