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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pups did Star give birth to in her final litter?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. According to the Owens' research, why do hyenas live in packs?
(a) For entertainment and companionship.
(b) For selection in mating.
(c) To hunt together.
(d) To care for their young.

3. How old was Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Sixteen.

4. What direction do wildebeest instinctively head toward for water?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

5. Which of the following people did NOT help in the process of tagging the brown hyenas around camp?
(a) Mark.
(b) Mox.
(c) Delia.
(d) Lionel.

6. Who brought food to Star's pups after her death?
(a) The lions.
(b) The Owens.
(c) The other hyenas.
(d) The pups hunted for themselves.

7. How many years did the National Geographic Society fund the Owens and the work in the Kalahari?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

8. In what month does the rainy season typically start in the Kalahari?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) July.

9. Which of the following chores is NOT one the Owens expected their assistant to be in charge of?
(a) Fixing their car.
(b) Making repairs around the campsite.
(c) Fact checking their research.
(d) Cooking their meals.

10. After she was in the hospital, how long did Delia spend in the States?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

11. In the hierarchy of strength, which animal was at the bottom in the Kalahari?
(a) The hyenas.
(b) The jackals.
(c) The leopards.
(d) The lions.

12. How did the Owens know that Mox quit his position as assistant?
(a) He wrote them a note.
(b) He disappeared.
(c) He told them.
(d) He stormed off, away from camp.

13. Which of the following statements best describes the lioness Muffin and Moffet tried to court?
(a) She was a barren female.
(b) She was a weak female.
(c) She was a dominant female.
(d) She was a nomadic female.

14. What was the name of the cottage owned by Dolene and Simon Paul?
(a) The Cobra Cottage.
(b) The Jaguar Cottage.
(c) The Mongoose Cottage.
(d) The Buffalo Cottage.

15. The geologists that arrived at the Owens' camp were planning to dig for ____________.
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Pearls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles was Mark supposed to put in before earning the license that would allow him to fly solo over the Kalahari?

2. What part of Mark's airplane broke the first time he flew it over the Kalahari, nearly causing him to crash?

3. How many hours did Mark put in for his pilots license before he received it?

4. Which of the following illnesses was Blue suffering from at the time the Owens found her in 1979?

5. What did Mark rub on Blue's skin to try to treat her illness?

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