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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. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?
(a) They developed independently from amphibians there.
(b) Came with humans.
(c) Flew.
(d) Swam.

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

3. What family does Quammen say hippopotamuses and deer belong to?
(a) Marsupials.
(b) Monorhina.
(c) Ungulates.
(d) Anamnia.

4. What does Quammen say was found to play a role in the minimum viable population?
(a) A species' genetic history.
(b) A species' breeding habits.
(c) A species' environment.
(d) A species' typical number of offspring.

5. What does Quammen describe about Bedo?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His research projects.
(c) His tragic death.
(d) His departure from his homeland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen say an island is?

2. How many species would an island of 4,000 square miles have, according to Quammen?

3. What assertion did Frank Preston make based on his data?

4. Whose reactions does Quammen record, in relation to Bedo's death?

5. How long after the eruption did it take for 271 species to be counted at Krakatau?

(see the answer key)

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