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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So Huge A Bignes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?
(a) Morose.
(b) Familiar.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Bellicose.

2. What literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?
(a) Simile.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

3. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Extended metaphor.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Analogy.

4. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?
(a) Ecosystem decay.
(b) Faunal collapse.
(c) Relaxation to equilibrium.
(d) Catastrophic deterioration.

5. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Galapagos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?

2. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?

3. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?

4. What ecosystem does Wallace distinguish from ecosystems that developed in isolation?

5. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?

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