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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. Who is the researcher that Tina's doctor refers the family to in order to determine what kind of animal attacked their daughter on the Costa Rican beach?
(a) Dr. Guitierrez.
(b) Dr. Carter.
(c) Dr. Benson.
(d) Dr. Cruz.

2. Where does the gruesome attack by lizards on a newborn baby take place?
(a) Bahia Anasco.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Puntarenas.
(d) Madrid.

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

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

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

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. Who is the head of the Tropical Diseases Laboratory that Dr. Guitierrez sends the lizard carcass to?

3. What do Grant and his team affectionately call the CAST program they use to locate fossils underground?

4. What is the name of the mathematician that will be accompanying Grant and Sattler to the Costa Rican island?

5. What is the name of Tina's doctor in Puntarenas?

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