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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. Don Merton phoned Carwardine to tell him that a newly made kakapo nest had been found on ________.
2. Mark's Epilogue explains that for millions of years, on average, ________ species became extinct every century.
3. According to Carwardine, the population of the Wild Pink pigeons on Mauritius had ________.
4. Adams explains that when you spend time on islands with naturalists, you will tend to hear two words frequently. To what two words does Adams refer?
5. Who has long been discredited as a bourgeois capitalist running-dog lackey, according to the chapter Blind Panic?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare, what happened to Reunion Island? Explain.
2. What is the significance of the title Sifting Through the Embers?
3. Explain the beginning of the story of the Sibylline books. How do the townspeople respond to the old beggar woman?
4. Analyze the two new species of lemur found in Madagascar, according to the chapter Mark's Epilogue.
5. What does the note in the hotel's directory of guest services state according to Adams in the chapter Blind Panic?
6. Describe and identify Pink as detailed in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.
7. Analyze and describe Professor Zhou.
8. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.
9. Analyze the Tiananmen Gate.
10. What book bothered Douglas Adams when he was young? How does he feel about the book now? Explain.
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
Clearly identify the connection between the term "assumptions" and the chapter Blind Panic.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you present a case either for or against animal captivity. Use specific examples from Last Chance to See.
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