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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Adams explains that when you spend time on islands with naturalists, you will tend to hear two words frequently. To what two words does Adams refer?
(a) Endemic and exotic.
(b) Threatened and endangered.
(c) Tame and wild.
(d) Poachers and hunters.

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

3. Why did Adams and Carwardine need to buy a condom in chapter Blind Panic?
(a) To have a souvenir.
(b) To go over the microphone to record dolphins.
(c) To use as protection.
(d) To protect their food against bugs.

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

5. Who was the man in Melbourne who Adams claim knew more about poisonous snakes than anyone else on earth?
(a) Dr. Charles R. Drew.
(b) Dr. Christiaan Barnard
(c) Dr. Jean Astruc.
(d) Dr. Struan Sutherland.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mark Carwardine, there are only _______ Kakapos still alive.

2. According to Mark Carwardine, a staggering ________ have been found and identified so far.

3. All of the following were on-board the twenty-three-foot fishing vessel in the chapter Here Be Chickens, except for which?

4. What term was used Heartbeats of the Night to describe an animal who doesn't like other animals?

5. 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.

(see the answer key)

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