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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. The narrator states in the chapter Here Be Chickens, "I knew that if I were a mariner in unknown waters, the first thing I would write on my charts at this moment would be 'Here Be ________.'"

2. The first thing Adams and Carwardine saw in the Zaire customs hut was a picture of a ________.

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

4. 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 "________."

5. Mark Carwardine said in Twig Technology that the Ambassador in ________ promised that the Ministry of Agriculture would be able to give them two Land Rovers and a helicopter.

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Komodo dragons man-eaters? Explain.

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

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

4. Illustrate the other two people sharing the hut with Adams and Carwardine in the Virunga Volcanoes.

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

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

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

8. Analyze and describe the Kakapo.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Interpret the meaning of "Darkest Africa," as it relates to the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the significance of the chapter titled Blind Panic to the overall meaning of Last Chance to See.

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