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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. Who are the two stereotypically superior, young German tourists in Zaïre who go with Adams and Carwardine on their search for mountain gorillas?

2. A guest house or small hotel in Indonesia is called a ________.

3. Bill Black claims he has flown in Fiordland for ________ years.

4. What is the name of the warden's wife on Little Barrier Island's?

5. Who was the charming man with a squarish face, a shock of wavy black hair, and a thick black mustache that sat on his lip like a bar of chocolate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the Kea, as discussed in Heartbeats in the Night.

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

9. Analyze the Northern White rhinoceros of Czechoslovakia.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In a well-organized essay, compare and contrast an endangered species to a threatened species. Use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Detail the importance and history of the Great Ape as seen in the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

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