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

2. Mark Carwardine explains that the best way to catch a Komodo dragon is to have a ________ that has been dead for ________ days.
(a) Camel / 2.
(b) Goat / 3.
(c) Llama / 6.
(d) Snake / 7.

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

4. What term was used Heartbeats of the Night to describe an animal who doesn't like other animals?
(a) Solitary creature.
(b) Bashful creature.
(c) Shy creature.
(d) Lonely creature.

5. What was the name of the benign man with the air of a vicar on-board the plane with Adams and Carwardine in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?
(a) Bob Wyatt.
(b) Carlos Weber.
(c) Don Merton.
(d) Daniel Torres.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the agent at the Merpati Airlines, there were ________ people booked on Adams and Carwardine's return flight to Bali.

2. Twig Technology states that at the end of the last century, ________ took over Madagascar.

3. What is the name of Arab's specially-trained and muzzled dog?

4. Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat informs the reader that by the ________ independence movements were sweeping across Africa.

5. What was the name of the village in the foothills of the Virungas, which marks the point where the road finally gives up, and from which Adams and Carwardine had to travel on by foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze the Northern White rhinoceros of Czechoslovakia.

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

3. Analyze Don Merton as described by Adams in Heartbeats in the Night.

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

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

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

7. Analyze and describe the Kakapo.

8. Describe Kiri and Moose as discussed in the chapter, Here Be Chickens.

9. What is one of the more dangerous animals in Africa, according to Adams? Explain.

10. Compare and contrast Mark Carwardine to Douglas Adams, as described in chapter Twig Technology.

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