3. The population of Chatham Island robins was down to one pregnant female, but the dedication of ________ and his team saved the species from extinction according to Mark's Epilogue.

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. Who wrote Douglas and Mark a letter soon after they returned to England about the kakapo's slow road to recovery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Analyze the ending of the story of the Sibylline books.

4. What two distinctive sounds in China does Adams encounter in the chapter Blind Panic?

5. What is Mark Carwardine's response to the question: "Does it really matter if the Yangtze river dolphin, or the kakapo, or the northern white rhino, or any other species live on only in scientists' notebooks?"

6. Explain Carl Jones and Richard Lewis' s first obsession as seen in the chapter Rare, or Medium Rare.

7. What odd thing did Adams notice while in China that he describes in the chapter Blind Panic?

8. What is the significance of the title Sifting Through the Embers?

9. Why do the people of the city say that the old beggar woman can't be very wise or knowledgeable? Explain.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.