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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sifting through the Embers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Adams in Twig Technology, Antananarivo is pronounced ________.
(a) Tsiroanomandidy.
(b) Ambalavao.
(c) Arivonimamo.
(d) Tananarive.

2. ________ nest is the first encouraging sign that the kakapo project is actually working according to Mark's Epilogue.
(a) Sara's.
(b) Jennifer's.
(c) Emma's.
(d) Heather's.

3. According to Mark Carwardine, there are only _______ Kakapos still alive.
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 390.
(d) 90.

4. What does Adams claim to be the most famous of all the animals on Mauritius?
(a) Meerkat.
(b) Gentle dove.
(c) Bush baby.
(d) Aardvark.

5. Don Merton phoned Carwardine to tell him that a newly made kakapo nest had been found on ________.
(a) Zaire.
(b) Little Barrier Island.
(c) China.
(d) Stewart Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poachers does Murara claim to have shot dead?

2. Twig Technology declared that there are less than ________ Northern White rhinos left, and there's a desperate battle going on to save them from the poachers.

3. Mark Carwardine explains that there are more _________ per square meter of ground on Komodo than in any equivalent area on earth.

4. Adams reveals that both Richard and Carl's first obsession was for ________.

5. What was the first animal Adams and Carwardine looked for in Here Be Chickens?

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