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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mark's Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Adams and Carwardine entered the Tiananmen Square on ________.
(a) January 1982.
(b) October 1988.
(c) August 1972.
(d) July 1990.

2. Who was the warden of Little Barrier Island?
(a) Mark.
(b) Skip.
(c) Dobby.
(d) Arab.

3. Adams explains that in the thirties, the Peace Hotel was known as the ________.
(a) Margarette.
(b) Cathay.
(c) Logan.
(d) Ziva.

4. According to Douglas Adams, there are no ________ in Madagascar or in Papua New Guinea.
(a) Woodpeckers.
(b) Indri.
(c) Dwarf lemur.
(d) Flying fox.

5. What part of Arab's body was the kakapo holding lightly, but firmly in its bill in Heartbeats in the Night?
(a) Right forefinger.
(b) Nose.
(c) Upper lip.
(d) Left earlobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the BBC producer who recorded Adams and Carwardine's exploits for a radio documentary series?

2. According to Adams, what species is one of man's closest living relatives?

3. Why did Adams and Carwardine need to buy a condom in chapter Blind Panic?

4. What was the name of the man who gets passengers in his Land Rover to answer questions by watching them rather than the dangerous road until they respond?

5. In November ________, Carl found a parakeet nest with three eggs inside.

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