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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After describing debris basins, the author flashes back to the Genofile family. What do rescuers believe when they arrive at the family's house after the debris flow?
(a) The family escaped somehow.
(b) Nobody survived.
(c) The house had been empty for a while.
(d) The area is too unstable to attempt a rescue.

2. How long does the the Mauna Loa eruption of 1984 last?
(a) Three months.
(b) Thirty-three weeks.
(c) Thirty-three days.
(d) Three weeks.

3. Heimaey is considered to be an important what?
(a) Lumber producer.
(b) Polar bear sanctuary.
(c) Fishing center.
(d) Cultural hub.

4. During the 1973 volcanic eruptions, many farmers and fishermen leave Heimaey:
(a) Against their will.
(b) For a day only.
(c) For the first time.
(d) Never to return.

5. Wade Wells' job in the San Dimas Experimental Forest involves researching:
(a) Flood control plans.
(b) Strength and composition of concrete.
(c) Native plant species.
(d) Erosion and sedimentation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do residents of Heimaey hose down oncoming lava?

2. After being hosed down, how long does it take for red-hot lava to turn black?

3. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:

4. The author retells the time when Raphael G. Kazmann walks out onto the five hundred and sixty-six foot structure over the Old River but leaves quickly because:

5. What does Magnus Magnusson tell Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson to protect first during the eruptions of 1973?

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