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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 currency-declaration forms that Adams and Carwardine had to fill out in Zaire had the heading ________, crossed out, with "Zaire" written instead in pencil.
(a) Belgian Congo.
(b) Property of the United States.
(c) District of Columbia.
(d) French Territory.

2. 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 little blue penguin.
(b) The Emu.
(c) The Peregrine Falcon.
(d) The White-cheeked Bulbul.

3. What was the name of the nearly extinct animal living in the Yangtze River that Adams and Carwardine searching for in Blind Panic?
(a) The Baiji.
(b) The Irrawaddy Dolphin.
(c) The Northern Rightwhale Dolphin.
(d) The Tucuxi.

4. What is the name of Arab's specially-trained and muzzled dog?
(a) Boss.
(b) Rover.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Clifford.

5. According to Adams, who was a field researcher in Goma who has for years been responsible for gorilla conservation work in the area.
(a) Conrad Aveling.
(b) David Pratt.
(c) Bill Peabody.
(d) Chen Peixun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adams states that there are only ________ bottle palm trees on Round Island.

2. What guide did Adams and Carwardine expect to have in the chapter Here Be Chickens?

3. According to Carwardine, there are only ______ elephants left in Africa due to poachers.

4. What was the first animal Adams and Carwardine looked for in Here Be Chickens?

5. In what decade did Madagascar manage to divest themselves from French rule?

(see the answer key)

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