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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 nearly extinct animal living in the Yangtze River that Adams and Carwardine searching for in Blind Panic?
2. Mark Carwardine explains that ring-tailed lemurs have scent glands in their ________.
3. How much was the old beggar woman asking for in return for a quarter of her books?
4. ________ nest is the first encouraging sign that the kakapo project is actually working according to Mark's Epilogue.
5. Who was the narrator in Last Chance to See?
Short Essay Questions
1. Analyze the letter Douglas and Mark received from Andy Roberts in the chapter, Mark's Epilogue.
2. What is Mark Carwardine's response to the question: "Was this really our last chance to see these animals?"
3. Explain Carl Jones's character according to Adams in Rare, or Medium Rare.
4. Analyze one of the problems with breeding birds in captivity.
5. What does the note in the hotel's directory of guest services state according to Adams in the chapter Blind Panic?
6. What is the significance of the title Sifting Through the Embers?
7. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.
8. What has since happened to the Northern White rhinos in Zaire as detailed by Kes Hillman-Smith in the chapter Mark's Epilogue?
9. Analyze the Tiananmen Gate.
10. Analyze the two new species of lemur found in Madagascar, according to the chapter Mark's Epilogue.
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
Write a research paper on the Aye-aye. Explain the major changes that have occurred since the publishing of Last Chance to See.
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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