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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mark's Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The evolutionary change that passed Madagascar by was the arrival of the ________.
(a) Lions.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Cats.

2. Who was the charming man with a squarish face, a shock of wavy black hair, and a thick black mustache that sat on his lip like a bar of chocolate?
(a) Mr. Condo.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Kiri.
(d) Robert.

3. Douglas Adams expressed that when people talk of "darkest Africa," it's usually ________ they have in mind.
(a) Republic of the Congo.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Zaire.

4. What was the name of the BBC sound engineer that accompanied Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine?
(a) Robert Giusti.
(b) John Fontana.
(c) Liu Renjun.
(d) Chris Muir.

5. ________ nest is the first encouraging sign that the kakapo project is actually working according to Mark's Epilogue.
(a) Jennifer's.
(b) Emma's.
(c) Heather's.
(d) Sara's.

Short Answer 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?

2. In the chapter Blind Panic, Adams and Carwardine made a diversion to see an ________ farm, from which they got chased by police on the grounds that they didn't have appropriate permits.

3. What animal is found in New Guinea and has a long and skeletal thin fourth finger?

4. What does DOC stand for as it relates to the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?

5. Why did Adams and Carwardine need to buy a condom in chapter Blind Panic?

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