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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. Adams reveals that both Richard and Carl's first obsession was for ________.

2. Adams explains that all the history of China is symbolically focused at the ________.

3. ________ is when a bird shakes its wings and body and is a sign that the bird feels ________.

4. In November ________, Carl found a parakeet nest with three eggs inside.

5. What was Richard Lewis' profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the beginning of the story of the Sibylline books. How do the townspeople respond to the old beggar woman?

2. Describe and identify Pink as detailed in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.

3. Analyze the importance of the reincarnation of the drowned princess to the Chinese culture, as described in Blind Panic.

4. Analyze the Tiananmen Gate.

5. Explain how Round Island has remained a refuge for unique species as described in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.

6. What does the note in the hotel's directory of guest services state according to Adams in the chapter Blind Panic?

7. According to the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare, what happened to Reunion Island? Explain.

8. Analyze the letter Douglas and Mark received from Andy Roberts in the chapter, Mark's Epilogue.

9. 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?"

10. What has since happened to the Northern White rhinos in Zaire as detailed by Kes Hillman-Smith in the chapter Mark's Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in response to the following question found in Mark's Epilogue: 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?" State your opinion and support your position with references from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the theme of poaching contributes to the meaning and significance of Last Chance to See. Define poaching and describe its effects on endangered species. Discuss current measures to circumvent poachers in many countries.

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