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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. Mark Carwardine says that Mauritius was originally colonized by the _______.
(a) Germans.
(b) French.
(c) Russians.
(d) Dutch.
2. Mark's Epilogue explains that for millions of years, on average, ________ species became extinct every century.
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 20.
(d) 1.
3. On Little Barrier Island, several of the males there had been booming for the first time, including a nine-year-old called ________, according to Mark's Epilogue.
(a) Bisquit.
(b) Andi.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Snark.
4. After being rejected by the townsmen for the second time, the old beggar woman burned how many more books?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.
5. All of the following are locations visited by Adams and Carwardine, except for which of the following?
(a) Zaire.
(b) Ibiza.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) China.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Adams in the first sentence of chapter Blind Panic, ________ are the things you don't know you're making.
2. How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a quarter of her books?
3. What was a mining product used in producing t toothpaste, iron and steel casting, and also as an additive for pig food?
4. What was the name of the Mauritius kestrel who was in love with Carl Jones?
5. Adams and Carwardine entered the Tiananmen Square on ________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the beginning of the story of the Sibylline books. How do the townspeople respond to the old beggar woman?
2. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.
3. Describe and identify Pink as detailed in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
4. What is Mark Carwardine's response to the question: "Does it really matter if the Yangtze river dolphin, or the kakapo, or the northern white rhino, or any other species live on only in scientists' notebooks?"
5. According to the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare, what happened to Reunion Island? Explain.
6. Discuss the Tiananmen Square as described by Adams in the chapter Blind Panic.
7. What is Mark Carwardine's response to the question: "Was this really our last chance to see these animals?"
8. Analyze the importance of the reincarnation of the drowned princess to the Chinese culture, as described in Blind Panic.
9. Analyze the two new species of lemur found in Madagascar, according to the chapter Mark's Epilogue.
10. Define the term "exotic species." Explain why a disaster usually is the result when species is introduced from abroad.
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