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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. What does DOC stand for as it relates to the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?

2. All of the following were on-board the twenty-three-foot fishing vessel in the chapter Here Be Chickens, except for which?

3. In Twig Technology, the narrator details how his airplane, full of ________ descendants arrived at ________ airport.

4. 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?

5. According to Douglas Adams, there are no ________ in Madagascar or in Papua New Guinea.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Discuss the poaching problem described in the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

8. Discuss the irony Adams saw surrounding the history of lemurs.

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

10. Explain the term "habituating," as described in the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and compose an essay on the benefits and contributions of one of the the six funds/projects found in One More Chance. Discuss the impact these funds or projects have on endangered species detailed in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the effects humans have on nature and the importance of biodiversity. Reference the book to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

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

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