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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. Which environment alone contains half the world's species of animals and plants, according to Carwardine?
2. What term describes the process by which the bird cleans its beak of meat after eating, by rubbing it along a branch?
3. According to a disturbing letter received by Douglas and Mark from a couple who had been working in China, the couple says that they ate ________.
4. What animal does not breed well in captivity, according to Carwardine in Mark's Epilogue?
5. Adams and Carwardine also received a letter from Kes Hillman-Smith in Zaire, saying that ________ baby Northern White rhinos had been born in Garamba since they left, bringing the total population up to ________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the title Sifting Through the Embers?
2. Describe and identify Pink as detailed in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
3. What book bothered Douglas Adams when he was young? How does he feel about the book now? Explain.
4. 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?"
5. According to the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare, what happened to Reunion Island? Explain.
6. Analyze the ending of the story of the Sibylline books.
7. Explain how Round Island has remained a refuge for unique species as described in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
8. What was the very rare bird on the island Mauritius? Describe this bird.
9. Define the term "exotic species." Explain why a disaster usually is the result when species is introduced from abroad.
10. Analyze the importance of the reincarnation of the drowned princess to the Chinese culture, as described in Blind Panic.
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
Compare and contrast endemic to exotic species. Discuss the benefits and detriments of both, giving examples from the book to support your statements.
Essay Topic 3
Clearly identify the connection between the term "assumptions" and the chapter Blind Panic.
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