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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. For how many years after the Old River Control begins does the operation appear to be successful?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Two.

2. When the author visits Vestmannaeyjar, what does he notice?
(a) No polar bears are left.
(b) Most residents have moved out.
(c) Steam still rises from the ground.
(d) Few survived the flu epidemic.

3. What gives Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson the idea to cool the oncoming flow of lava?
(a) His post-graduate studies.
(b) Stories he'd heard of ancestors doing the same.
(c) Watching children play by the water.
(d) Watching lava cool by the sea.

4. As the Genofile family watches the lightning storm from windows at the back of their home, what do they see?
(a) A massive blackness moving down from the mountain.
(b) Robbers leaving their home.
(c) A towering wall of water headed towards their property.
(d) A family of deer in their backyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Los Angeles County, a flood engineer admits that trying to manage what falls down the San Gabriel Mountains is like:

2. In gallons, how much water is pumped onto the lava flows of Heimaey each day?

3. How much had Los Angeles County's debris basins trapped at the time this book was written?

4. Wade Wells' job in the San Dimas Experimental Forest involves researching:

5. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?

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