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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Twig Technology says that the Kakapo lives in what country?
(a) New Finland.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) New Guinea.
(d) New Amsterdam.

2. Douglas Adams was a self-proclaimed writer of humorous ________.
(a) Romance fiction.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Fantasy.

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

4. According to the narrator in Twig Technology, in ________, by some sort of journalistic accident, the narrator went to look for an almost extinct animal.
(a) 1990.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1988.

5. Who was the BBC producer who recorded Adams and Carwardine's exploits for a radio documentary series?
(a) Gaynor Shutte.
(b) Michael Green.
(c) Gary "Arab" Aburn.
(d) Zhou Kaiya.

6. 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 White-cheeked Bulbul.
(d) The Peregrine Falcon.

7. The Virunga Volcanoes border the following countries except for which one?
(a) Rwanda.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Cameroon.

8. Who knows more about Kakapos than anyone else in the world, according to Adams?
(a) Don Merton.
(b) Chen Peixun.
(c) Jean-Jacques Petter.
(d) Doreen Montgomery.

9. 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) Kiri.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mr. Condo.

10. What animal is found in New Guinea and has a long and skeletal thin fourth finger?
(a) Capybara.
(b) Echidna.
(c) Okapi.
(d) The long-fingered possum.

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

12. Which two people meet Adams and Carwardine at the airport who are described as small, willowy-slim, healthy looking Indonesians?
(a) Kiri and Moose.
(b) Bill and Scout.
(c) Tori and Dean.
(d) Stella and Liam.

13. What is the name of the tiny, idyllic, rain-forest island just off the northeast coast of Madagascar?
(a) Sainte-Marie.
(b) Mahajanga.
(c) Ambohimahamasina.
(d) Nosy Mangabe.

14. A little-known fact revealed in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night, is that one of the more dangerous animals in Africa is the ________.
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Blue Antelope.
(c) Cape Warthog.
(d) Lava Mouse.

15. 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) French Territory.
(b) Property of the United States.
(c) District of Columbia.
(d) Belgian Congo.

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

3. Douglas Adams expressed that when people talk of "darkest Africa," it's usually ________ they have in mind.

4. What is the name of the mountain parrots that are very intelligent, with long curved beaks and distinctive wing beats in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?

5. According to Adams in Twig Technology, Antananarivo is pronounced ________.

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