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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human actions make island biogeography applicable in this new location?
(a) Division of ecosystems.
(b) Suburban sprawl.
(c) Development of reservoirs for water supplies.
(d) Expansion of cities.

2. What was the species Quammen sought called by locals?
(a) Ranuren.
(b) Mistoquot.
(c) Majib.
(d) Cenderwasih.

3. What was the state of Lovejoy's plan when Quammen visited the sites with him?
(a) No conclusions had been reached.
(b) Lovejoy had determined to make many small reserves in an area, allowing development.
(c) Lovejoy had determined the ideal number of acres for a nature reserve.
(d) Lovejoy had determined to make nature reserves as large as possible.

4. Why were people cutting down the forests in the place where Lovejoy implemented his plan?
(a) To make wildlife extinct.
(b) To make rangeland.
(c) To mine resources.
(d) To build cities.

5. How does Quammen describe the indri?
(a) Reclusive.
(b) Amicable.
(c) Extroverted.
(d) Impulsive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Quammen told to find, in order to observe this species?

2. What did this species do in the location where Quammen was told to look for them?

3. What observation did Wilson make to Quammen?

4. What objection did Simberloff and Abele raise?

5. How does Quammen describe Aru?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Quammen describe Bedo's death?

2. How is the case of the muriqui different from the case of the Mauritius kestrel?

3. What theory did Simberloff and Abele challenge in a 1976 article?

4. What note does Quammen end 'The Song of the Dodo' on?

5. What is the definition of 'viable' in Quammen's account?

6. Where was Quammen sent, in order to find what he was looking for?

7. What does Quammen say about applying the case of the Mauritius kestrel to other species?

8. What was Quammen looking for at Aru?

9. How does Quammen's argument circle back to its origins in chapter nine, "World in Pieces"?

10. Describe Quammen's attempt to see an indri.

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