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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. According to Richard Lewis, how many echo parakeets are there in the wild?
2. Mark's Epilogue explains that for millions of years, on average, ________ species became extinct every century.
3. What was Richard Lewis' profession?
4. Adams explains that in the thirties, the Peace Hotel was known as the ________.
5. 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 ________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Analyze the Tiananmen Gate.
2. Analyze the ending of the story of the Sibylline books.
3. What does the note in the hotel's directory of guest services state according to Adams in the chapter Blind Panic?
4. What is Mark Carwardine's response to the question: "Was this really our last chance to see these animals?"
5. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.
6. Define the term "exotic species." Explain why a disaster usually is the result when species is introduced from abroad.
7. What is the significance of the title Sifting Through the Embers?
8. 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?"
9. Analyze one of the problems with breeding birds in captivity.
10. What two distinctive sounds in China does Adams encounter in the chapter Blind Panic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you present a case either for or against animal captivity. Use specific examples from Last Chance to See.
Essay Topic 2
Interpret the meaning of "Darkest Africa," as it relates to the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.
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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