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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through World in Pieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?
(a) 6.
(b) 144.
(c) 36.
(d) 12.

2. What does Quammen say the indri's future looks like?
(a) Expansion of territory and population.
(b) Probable recovery.
(c) Likely extinction.
(d) Quammen says it is uncertain.

3. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?
(a) The tiger in Bali.
(b) The passenger pigeon in North America.
(c) The dodo.
(d) The Manatee in Florida.

4. How many species would an island of 4,000 square miles have, according to Quammen?
(a) 271.
(b) 40.
(c) 400.
(d) 88.

5. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?
(a) Galapagos islands.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Carl Jones feed to the wild Mauritius kestrels?

2. What factor did NOT cause the decline of the kestrel population?

3. What was Lovejoy's strategy in his plan?

4. What did the dodo eat?

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

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