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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Environmental Protection Agency agent that visits Grant at his dig site?
(a) John Hammond.
(b) Bob Morris.
(c) Ian Malcolm.
(d) Richard Stone.

2. What does Tina do when she notices the lizard on the Costa Rican beach?
(a) Tina yells for help.
(b) Tina begins to draw the lizard.
(c) Tina finds her parents.
(d) Tina calls to the lizard.

3. What is the name of the family on vacation in the jungles of Costa Rica?
(a) Benson.
(b) Bierman.
(c) Bowman.
(d) Belliman.

4. While on the dig site, how do Grant and his team measure the passing of time?
(a) By the movement of the sun.
(b) By cases of beer.
(c) By the number of fossils found.
(d) By the temperature gradient variation.

5. What is the name of the midwife who finds the gruesome body of a newborn baby attacked by lizards in Costa Rica?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Juanita.
(d) Elena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university is Dr. Grant affiliated with?

2. Why is the species type of the lizard not determined in the initial work-up by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?

3. According to Tina's description, what do the noises the lizard makes remind Tina of?

4. What is the name of the lawyer assigned to the Hammond file at Cowan, Swain, and Ross?

5. What about the lizard on the Costa Rican beach catches Tina's attention?

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