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Mark James Owens

Cry of the Kalahari Quiz

Mark James Owens
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Cry of the Kalahari Quiz

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1)

In what type of landscape did Star live? (from Chapter 5, Star)

In a burrow.
In a den.
In a cave.
In a bush.
2)

When the Owens left the Kalahari for the last time, which of the following lions had been shot by a rancher? (from Epilogue)

Gypsy.
Muffin.
Moffet.
Rascal.
3)

Who loaned the Owens their trailer? (from Chapter 6, Camp)

Lionel Palmer.
Bergie Berghoffer.
The Frankfurt Zoological Society.
Norbert Drager.
4)

Where do hyenas bite each other when they are playing? (from Chapter 5, Star)

The legs.
The tail.
The belly.
The neck.
5)

In what year did Mark and Delia decide to hire an assistant? (from Chapter 6, Camp)

1985.
1980.
1975.
1970.
6)

In the hierarchy of strength, which animal was at the bottom in the Kalahari? (from Chapters 9 through 11)

The lions.
The jackals.
The hyenas.
The leopards.
7)

When the Owens left the Kalahari for the last time, which of the following lions was nomadic? (from Epilogue)

Moffet.
Rascal.
Gypsy.
Muffin.
8)

Who funded the program to help save the Kalahari antelope? (from Epilogue)

The Frankfurt Zoological Society.
The Owens.
The Botswanian government.
Private citizens of Botswana.
9)

What other injury did Bones have at the time when the Owens found him? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

He had scratches across his belly from a fight.
He had mange and poison ivy.
He was missing five teeth.
He was covered in porcupine quills.
10)

The Owens used their trailer _____________. (from Chapter 6, Camp)

To store food supplies.
To sleep in.
To fetch water.
To house injured animals.
11)

For which university did Mox gather mice for research? (from Chapters 18 through 20)

Harvard University.
Oxford University.
Vanderbilt University.
Michigan University.
12)

In which of the following hotels did the Owens share lunch with Mr. Van der Westhuizen? (from Chapters 9 through 11)

The Riviera.
The Desert Plain.
The Sahara.
The Cosmopolitan.
13)

What acted as an alarm when a poisonous snake came near the camp? (from Chapter 6, Camp)

The monkeys.
The birds.
The leaves.
The lions.
14)

How long were the Union Carbide reps in the Owens' camp before they returned to their headquarters? (from Chapters 21 through 23)

Eleven days.
Nineteen days.
Fifteen days.
Seven days.
15)

How did the Owens react the first time they saw hyenas playing together? (from Chapter 5, Star)

They were amused.
They were apathetic.
They were confused.
They were terrified.
16)

How many of Gypsy's cubs died due to starvation? (from Chapters 15 through 17)

Two.
One.
Four.
Three.
17)

What were the Union Carbide reps hoping to find in the Owens' camp? (from Chapters 21 through 23)

Uranium.
Potassium.
Carbon.
Hydrogen.
18)

Where was Bones shot? (from Chapters 12 through 14)

In the leg.
In the back.
In the heart.
In the head.
19)

After drinking from the lake, where did the wildebeest run to in order to seek shelter? (from Chapters 24 through 26)

The mountains.
The woods.
The bushes.
There was no shelter for the wildebeest.
20)

Which of the following groups of animals did the Frankfurt Zoological Society fund a massive program to save? (from Epilogue)

The lions.
The wildebeest.
The giraffes.
The hippos.
21)

What part of Bone's body was broken at the time when the Owens found him? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

His ribs.
His neck.
His jaw.
His leg.
22)

Which of the following was NOT a valley in the Kalahari? (from Chapters 15 through 17)

Cobble Valley.
Hidden Valley.
Deception Valley.
Passarge Valley.
23)

Which of the following is NOT a way that lions communicate with each other? (from Chapters 9 through 11)

Through facial expressions.
Through roaring.
Through high pitched squealing.
Through scent marking.
24)

Why couldn't the Owens reach Gypsy's cubs to save them before starvation took them? (from Chapters 15 through 17)

Gypsy was exteremly territorial.
The cub was lost in the woods.
There was a storm.
There was no room for the cub in camp.
25)

How do subordinate hyenas show respect to dominant hyenas? (from Chapter 5, Star)

They crawl on their belly.
They scratch behind their ears.
They howl.
They whimper.
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