3. How does Quammen distinguish the Mauritius kestrel from other species that might need to be saved?
(a) Mauritius kestrels were always an island species with low numbers.
(b) Mauritius kestrels had not had to compete with invasive competitors.
(c) Mauritius kestrels were relatively easy to breed in captivity.
(d) Mauritius kestrels were semi-domesticated.

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

5. What theory did Dan Simberloff and Lawrence Abele challenge in an article?
(a) That species variety is the most important indicator of ecosystem health.
(b) That extinctions take place cyclically in any ecosystem.
(c) That small, widely separated nature reserves would support a wider variety of species than nearer reserves.
(d) That large nature reserves would support more species than several small ones.

6. What did Wilson and MacArthur argue influenced the number of species on an island?
(a) The altitude of its mountains.
(b) The island's distance from the mainland.
(c) A natural rhythm of immigration and extinction.
(d) The fertility of the soil, or temperature of the water.

7. How did Wilson and MacArthur test their theory about recolonization?
(a) By returning year after year to a small island off Tasmania.
(b) By studying data from the ancient city of Atlantis.
(c) By studying new volcanic islands in the South Seas.
(d) By fumigating an island in the Florida Keys.

8. What environment is NOT analogous to an island, according to Quammen?
(a) Lake.
(b) Cave.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Savannah.

9. What is the literary term for the final chapter?
(a) Epigraph.
(b) Prologue.
(c) Epigram.
(d) Epilogue.

10. What incident does Quammen relate at the end of chapter nine, "World in Pieces"?
(a) Hiding from poachers in Tanzania.
(b) Mourning Bedo in Mauritius.
(c) Being mugged in Brazil.
(d) A thunderstorm rolling through in Mexico.

11. What is an indri?
(a) A lemur.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A horse.
(d) A monkey.

12. What did Wilson and MacArthur postulate according to Quammen?
(a) That extinction only began when began to travel to new islands.
(b) That once an island developed a full range of species, extinction was rare.
(c) That extinction was a regular event on islands.
(d) That extinctions followed a predictable timeline following colonization.

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

14. How does Quammen describe Aru?
(a) Interconnected.
(b) Urban.
(c) Isolated.
(d)

15. What was the consequence of the Simberloff and Abele article?
(a) A chaos as scientists didn't know which theory to believe.
(b) A raging debate about theory.
(c) A shift to a new theory about speciation.
(d) A return to the old paradigm of large reserves holding more species.