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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the gorilla that has yet to bear a child?
(a) Pantsy.
(b) Curry.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Effie.

2. Like many secured human communities, the gorillas tend to use _____ to protect their young.
(a) Fences.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Enforcers.
(d) Sentries.

3. What type of vehicle is procured by Fossey?
(a) Pickup truck.
(b) Range Rover.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Land Rover.

4. Which of the following concerns Fossey upon her return to the United States?
(a) Broken bone.
(b) Illness.
(c) Documentary.
(d) Loan.

5. What was the number of the group with the male show off?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

6. What is the first name of the main character in the story?
(a) Dana.
(b) Dian.
(c) Diana.
(d) Dina.

7. Which gorilla groups are tracked from Fossey's first campsite?
(a) 7, 8, 9.
(b) 3, 4, 5.
(c) 1, 2, 3.
(d) 5, 6, 7.

8. What animal remains are a topic of interest?
(a) Lion.
(b) Gorilla.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Giraffe.

9. Pantsy gives birth to a boy named _____.
(a) Shinda.
(b) Farley.
(c) Buck.
(d) Samuel.

10. What is Fossey's first stop in Africa?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Kabara.
(c) Olduvai.
(d) Zimbabwe.

11. What was the name of the rooster?
(a) Norman.
(b) Dezi.
(c) Fred.
(d) Ricky.

12. What is the name of the man who accompanies Fossey?
(a) Adam.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Alan.
(d) Alex.

13. Fossey notes that many gorillas will eat which of the following:
(a) Spoiled berries.
(b) Young.
(c) Fish.
(d) Dung.

14. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?
(a) Leakey.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Root.
(d) Leighton.

15. One of the young silverbacks has been injured by which of the following?
(a) Arrow.
(b) Trap.
(c) Shotgun.
(d) Elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fossey name the showy gorilla?

2. What is the name of Pantsy's son?

3. The couple suggests that Fossey go on ahead to which location?

4. What is the name of the guide Fossey engages?

5. What item does Fossey find in the young gorilla's dung?

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