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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the lioness that crept up to Mark's bed in the middle of the night?
(a) Three hundred pounds.
(b) Two hundred pounds.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

2. What type of hyena was Star?
(a) A spotted hyena.
(b) An albino hyena.
(c) A striped hyena.
(d) A brown hyena.

3. Which of the following body parts of the gemsbok were the Owens shocked to witness Star eating?
(a) Its back.
(b) Its tail.
(c) Its head.
(d) Its leg.

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

5. How do subordinate hyenas show respect to dominant hyenas?
(a) They howl.
(b) They crawl on their belly.
(c) They whimper.
(d) They scratch behind their ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following landmarks is NOT one the Owens name during their first days in the Kalahari?

2. How did the Owens celebrate their first Christmas in the Kalahari?

3. How did Bergie Berghoffer die?

4. How many years did the National Geographic Society fund the Owens and the work in the Kalahari?

5. How did the Owens react to the news that Bergie Berghoffer was dead?

(see the answer key)

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