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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 was the premier expert on the endangered baiji described as a polite, kindly man about 60 years old, working at Nanjing University?
2. How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for the six remaining books?
3. Don Merton phoned Carwardine to tell him that a newly made kakapo nest had been found on ________.
4. The trips found in Last Chance to See were recorded for ________.
5. What was the point of view of the book, Last Chance to See?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what happened to the Passenger pigeon according to Mark Carwardine.
2. Analyze the Tiananmen Gate.
3. Define the term "exotic species." Explain why a disaster usually is the result when species is introduced from abroad.
4. What does the note in the hotel's directory of guest services state according to Adams in the chapter Blind Panic?
5. What odd thing did Adams notice while in China that he describes in the chapter Blind Panic?
6. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.
7. 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?"
8. Analyze the ending of the story of the Sibylline books.
9. Describe and identify Pink as detailed in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
10. Explain how Round Island has remained a refuge for unique species as described in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the significance of the books title, Last Chance to See. How is the title developed throughout the book?
Essay Topic 2
Examine and articulate the author's use of anthropomorphism of animals' thoughts and emotions, as seen throughout the book, Last Chance to See.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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