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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 Dr. Ellie Sattler's specialization?
(a) Paleobotany.
(b) Paleochemistry.
(c) Paleobiology.
(d) Paleontology.

2. What about the lizard on the Costa Rican beach catches Tina's attention?
(a) The lizard is purple.
(b) The lizard stands on its hind legs.
(c) The lizard waves at Tina.
(d) The lizard has three eyes.

3. What is the name of the mathematician that will be accompanying Grant and Sattler to the Costa Rican island?
(a) Ian Malcolm.
(b) Donald Gennaro.
(c) Daniel Ross.
(d) Bob Morris.

4. What is the name of Tina's doctor in Puntarenas?
(a) Dr. Benson.
(b) Dr. Cruz.
(c) Dr. Guitierrez.
(d) Dr. Carter.

5. Once Dr. Guitierrez retrieves the carcass of the lizard on the beach, where does he decide to send the carcass for testing?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Duke University.
(d) Columbia University.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Alan is getting ready to leave the dig site, what type of fossil is he worried about protecting until his return?

2. How much funding for Grant's dig is received from the Hammond Foundation?

3. What is the Cowan, Swain, and Ross attorney's mission when he accompanies Grant to the Costa Rican island?

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

5. How does the research doctor explain the symptoms that Tina experienced after being bitten by the lizard?

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