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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the freelance Kakapo tracker working for the New Zealand Department of Conservation?
(a) Arab.
(b) Mike.
(c) Zhou.
(d) Dobby.

2. According to Adams, what happens to all cats born in Labuan Bajo?
(a) They are sold on the black market.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They have their tails docked.
(d) They are shipped to Europe.

3. According to Carwardine, what does a Kakapo tracker do when there aren't any Kakapo that need tracking?
(a) They eat and sleep.
(b) They kill cats.
(c) They breed.
(d) They kill alligators.

4. What is the name of Arab's specially-trained and muzzled dog?
(a) Boss.
(b) Meatloaf.
(c) Rover.
(d) Clifford.

5. According to Douglas Adams, there are ________ species of lemurs on Madagascar.
(a) 21.
(b) 1000.
(c) 49.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. The evolutionary change that passed Madagascar by was the arrival of the ________.

2. Adams informs the reader that a young female gorilla called ________, caught her hand in a wire antelope snare and eventually died of septicemia in August 1988.

3. Other than Madagascar, where else does the Aye-aye live?

4. What is the name of the tiny, idyllic, rain-forest island just off the northeast coast of Madagascar?

5. Douglas Adams informs the reader that every other shop in Zaire is a ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What three animals are the most poisonous? Explain.

2. Define primary rain forest and its importance to the ecological system.

3. How does Adams answer the big question: "How on earth has the Kakapo managed to last this long?"

4. Describe the remarkable feature of the Aye-aye that both Adams and Carwardine analyzed.

5. Explain Dr. Struan Sutherland's answer to the question: What does one do when bitten by a poisonous snake?

6. What major evolutionary change passed Madagascar, according to Adams?

7. Illustrate the other two people sharing the hut with Adams and Carwardine in the Virunga Volcanoes.

8. Compare and contrast Mark Carwardine to Douglas Adams, as described in chapter Twig Technology.

9. Explain the significance of "darkest Africa," as seen in the chapter Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

10. Discuss the French control over Madagascar and the spelling of Antananarivo.

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