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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rare, or Medium Rare?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Richard Lewis, how many echo parakeets are there in the wild?
(a) 1000.
(b) 200.
(c) 7438.
(d) 15.

2. What was the name of the Mauritius kestrel who was in love with Carl Jones?
(a) Tweetie.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Flappy.

3. Bill Black claims he has flown in Fiordland for ________ years.
(a) 32.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

4. Who was the warden of Little Barrier Island?
(a) Dobby.
(b) Arab.
(c) Mark.
(d) Skip.

5. In Here Be Chickens, room service told Adams and Carwardine that the ________ would be a handy thing to have when looking for man-eating lizards.
(a) Bow and arrow.
(b) Pepper spray.
(c) Cricket bat.
(d) Tomahawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Adams, the term "fed up" actually comes from ________.

2. Adams informs the reader that ________, from the point of view of the ecology of the Mauritius, is a major problem.

3. Mark Carwardine explains that the best way to catch a Komodo dragon is to have a ________ that has been dead for ________ days.

4. Douglas Adams states that the Kakapo is a bird that in some ways reminds him of the ________.

5. ________ are the white trails along cliffs where a bird has been sitting, according to chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.

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