1. Carwardine told Adams before going to bed in the chapter, Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat, to turn his boots upside-down and shake them in the morning for what reason?
(a) Ticks.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Scorpions.

2. How many poachers does Murara claim to have shot dead?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

3. According to Douglas Adams, there are no ________ in Madagascar or in Papua New Guinea.
(a) Indri.
(b) Flying fox.
(c) Woodpeckers.
(d) Dwarf lemur.

4. According to Adams, what species is one of man's closest living relatives?
(a) Lemur.
(b) Gibbon.
(c) Orangutan.
(d) Mountain gorilla.

5. According to Mark Carwardine, there are only _______ Kakapos still alive.
(a) 20.
(b) 390.
(c) 90.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the two smooth characters dressed in military camouflage and black berets, who slouched across the table languidly caressing their rifles in the chapter Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat?

2. In the beginning of Twig Technology, the narrator reveals that he went to what country?

3. 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.

4. What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night?

5. Douglas Adams was a self-proclaimed writer of humorous ________.

(see the answer key)

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