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

2. What is the name of the warden's wife on Little Barrier Island's?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Christina.
(d) Mike.

3. All of the following marine creatures are more poisonous than anything on land except for which of the following?
(a) Sea snakes.
(b) Stonefish.
(c) Barracuda.
(d) Scorpion fish.

4. The first thing Adams and Carwardine saw in the Zaire customs hut was a picture of a ________.
(a) Aye-aye.
(b) Leopard.
(c) Komodo dragon.
(d) Baiji river dolphin.

5. All of the following are names of the Kakapos on the Little Barrier Island, except for which of the following?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Timothy.
(c) Snark.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, ________, is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams.

2. What term did Adam heard bandied about by New Zealand zoologists, and they had bandied it about so casually that he did not want to say the he hadn't the faintest idea what they were talking about?

3. According to Adams, what species is one of man's closest living relatives?

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

5. Who was the man in Melbourne who Adams claim knew more about poisonous snakes than anyone else on earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Komodo dragons found in chapter Here Be Chickens.

2. Describe the first thing Adams and Carwardine saw in the customs hut in Zaire.

3. Are Komodo dragons man-eaters? Explain.

4. How does Adams answer the big question: "How on earth has the Kakapo managed to last this long?"

5. Analyze the Northern White rhinoceros of Czechoslovakia.

6. What confession does Adams make in Heartbeats in the Night?

7. What is the significance of the lack of woodpeckers in Madagascar?

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

9. Describe the remarkable feature of the Aye-aye that both Adams and Carwardine analyzed.

10. Analyze the title of Heartbeats in the Night.

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