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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. What bird in the chapter Heartbeats in the Night does Adams say he was destined never to find out anything more about while on his way to the warden's lodge?
(a) The White-cheeked Bulbul.
(b) The little blue penguin.
(c) The Emu.
(d) The Peregrine Falcon.

2. Which two people meet Adams and Carwardine at the airport who are described as small, willowy-slim, healthy looking Indonesians?
(a) Kiri and Moose.
(b) Tori and Dean.
(c) Bill and Scout.
(d) Stella and Liam.

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

4. In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________."
(a) Be.
(b) GI.
(c) Ma.
(d) Sa.

5. According to Carwardine, what does a Kakapo tracker do when there aren't any Kakapo that need tracking?
(a) They kill cats.
(b) They breed.
(c) They kill alligators.
(d) They eat and sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Adams claim to be the most famous of all the animals on Mauritius?

3. The children on Labuan Bajo in chapter Here Be Chickens were playing with a one-legged ________.

4. A little-known fact revealed in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night, is that one of the more dangerous animals in Africa is the ________.

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

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