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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 does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?
(a) It is ruined.
(b) It can still be reassembled.
(c) It only exists in nostalgia.
(d) It is theoretical, now.

2. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?
(a) Ability to be carried in other animals' fur.
(b) Ability to swim long distances.
(c) Ability to go without water for weeks.
(d) Ability to be carried on wind currents.

3. What does Quammen says Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace had in common?
(a) They both found hostile responses to their work.
(b) They both collected insects and primates.
(c) They both studied island ecosystems.
(d) They both studied birds.

4. How does Quammen describe the efforts of other scientists?
(a) Pedantic.
(b) Partial.
(c) Insufficient.
(d) Holistic.

5. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The joy of the scissors.
(b) The despair of the threads.
(c) The outrage of the rug weavers.
(d) The dissolution of the design.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

2. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?

3. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?

4. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?

5. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

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