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

2. What are the names of the two new chickens?
(a) Fred and Barney.
(b) Walter and Wilma.
(c) Cindy and Pantsy.
(d) Sammy and Tammy.

3. What is a common way to identify gorillas?
(a) Nose prints.
(b) Ear tags.
(c) Size of teeth.
(d) Paw prints.

4. In which year was Fossey forced from her mountain camp?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1969.

5. Fossey uses the name of which famous composer?
(a) Schumann.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the gorilla want more than anything?

2. What adjective is used to describe the young gorilla's nature?

3. What is the name of the female companion?

4. How many adult silverback males are in this group?

5. What is the name of the young highly curious gorilla?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine Effie's serious wounds and how they were treated.

2. What is infanticide? What incident made Fossey aware that it exists among gorillas?

3. Describe at least one harsh lesson learned by Fossey while looking for the animals.

4. What was Fossey's initial dream? How did it come to fruition?

5. Who is Dian Fossey? What type of work does she do?

6. What eventually happened to Bravado and a female named Piper?

7. Discuss the birth of Pantsy's son. What happened to the little one? What were Fossey's suspicions?

8. Fossey was careful to do what major thing after meeting the gorillas for the first time?

9. Who are Louis and Mary Leakey? How do they play a part in the story? How do they influence Fossey? What misadventure took place while Fossey was in Africa with the couple?

10. Describe some of the new residents at Fossey's camp.

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