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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Star.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did the National Geographic society grant to the Owens for their research?
(a) $4600.
(b) $3800.
(c) $2400.
(d) $1200.

2. Which of the following animals did the Owens NOT see drinking from the mudholes in Maun?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Cows.
(c) Goats.
(d) Pigs.

3. How much money did the Owens bring with them from the States when they moved to Botswana?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $14,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) $2,000.

4. How did Mark and Delia stop the fire from reaching their tent?
(a) They threw water on the fire.
(b) The did not stop the fire, and their tent was destroyed.
(c) They built a trench.
(d) They moved their tent.

5. What breakthough about hyena knowledge did the Owens discover when they first started studying the species?
(a) They are pack animals.
(b) They are vegetarian.
(c) They are nocturnal.
(d) They are migratory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Begie Berghoffer tell the Owens was the only thing they should fear in the Kalahari?

3. What were the animals searching for when they came into the Owens' camp on the first night?

4. To what animal did the green, slanted eyes in the dark night belong?

5. At what time of night did the landscape go quiet, and Mark knew the lions had made a kill?

(see the answer key)

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