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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Twig Technology, the narrator states that he flew thirteen hours from ________ to Madagascar.

2. Which two people meet Adams and Carwardine at the airport who are described as small, willowy-slim, healthy looking Indonesians?

3. Who was the photographer on the plane with Adams in Twig Technology?

4. The narrator explains in Twig Technology that monkeys are ambitious and interested in all sorts of things, especially ________, with which they found they could do all kinds of things that they couldn't do by themselves.

5. A little-known fact revealed in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night, is that one of the more dangerous animals in Africa is the ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Komodo dragons man-eaters? Explain.

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

3. Define primary rain forest and its importance to the ecological system.

4. Describe the Aye-aye discussed in chapter Twig Technology.

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

6. Analyze the title of Heartbeats in the Night.

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

8. What peculiar thing happened to Adams in Twig Technology?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how discotheques are used as a metaphor for the confusion that humans bring into the worlds of animals. Why does he use this metaphor? What affect does it have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Clearly identify the connection between the term "assumptions" and the chapter Blind Panic.

Essay Topic 3

In a detailed essay, explain the correlation between the story Sifting Through the Embers to the overall meaning of the book, Last Chance to See.

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