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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sifting through the Embers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the warden of Little Barrier Island?
(a) Dobby.
(b) Arab.
(c) Mark.
(d) Skip.

2. Twig Technology declared that there are less than ________ Northern White rhinos left, and there's a desperate battle going on to save them from the poachers.
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

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

4. Who is the Zaire's ex-colonial master?
(a) The Belgians.
(b) The Irish.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Canadians.

5. After being rejected by the towns people, the old beggar woman burned ________ books.
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Virunga Volcanoes border the following countries except for which one?

2. What was the name of the sugar estate's elderly gatekeeper and eccentric Mauritian who would not let anybody through his gate without a permit?

3. What story once bothered Douglas Adams when he was young according to the chapter Sifting Through the Embers?

4. Where are the Northern White rhinos located, according to Adams and Carwardine?

5. All of the following are names of the Kakapos on the Little Barrier Island, except for which of the following?

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