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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A guest house or small hotel in Indonesia is called a ________.
(a) Hostel.
(b) Losmen.
(c) Cabin.
(d) Penthouse.

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

3. Douglas Adams informs the reader that every other shop in Zaire is a ________.
(a) Pharmacie.
(b) Bakery.
(c) Gas station.
(d) Grocery store.

4. What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night?
(a) Nose.
(b) Right forefinger.
(c) Upper lip.
(d) Left earlobe.

5. Who is said to be one of the most experienced helicopter pilots in the world, according to the narrator?
(a) Terry Greene.
(b) Bill Black.
(c) Richard Lewis.
(d) Craig Hodsell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bill Black claims he has flown in Fiordland for ________ years.

2. In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________."

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

4. Douglas Adams reveals that the country eventually changed its name from the Belgian Congo to Zaire in what year?

5. ________ is on the island of Flores and is the nearest port to Komodo.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the French control over Madagascar and the spelling of Antananarivo.

2. Explain the significance of "darkest Africa," as seen in the chapter Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

3. Analyze the title of Heartbeats in the Night.

4. Are Komodo dragons man-eaters? Explain.

5. Analyze the Northern White rhinoceros of Czechoslovakia.

6. What extraordinary thing happened to both Adams and Carwardine in Twig Technology?

7. What problem arose while Mark Carwardine was arranging travel plans with the Ambassador in Brussels?

8. Explain Dr. Struan Sutherland's answer to the question: What does one do when bitten by a poisonous snake?

9. What major evolutionary change passed Madagascar, according to Adams?

10. Explain the term "habituating," as described in the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

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