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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 was the name of the brilliant, but mad Welshman in his late 30s, who loves birds to the point of obsession?

2. ________ are the white trails along cliffs where a bird has been sitting, according to chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.

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

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

5. Adams and Carwardine went to Rodrigues Island to look for what animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain what happened to the Passenger pigeon according to Mark Carwardine.

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

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

7. Define the term "exotic species." Explain why a disaster usually is the result when species is introduced from abroad.

8. Analyze and describe Professor Zhou.

9. What occurs when they send the old beggar woman away?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail the importance and history of the Great Ape as seen in the chapter, Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

Essay Topic 2

Show how the Europeans, during the years of exploration, affect the islands of the Indian and Pacific Ocean. What steps are being taken to reclaim the native ecology? Give 2-3 examples from the book and demonstrate why reclaiming the native ecosystem can prove vital to the continuation of a species.

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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