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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Camp.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the Owens react to the news that Bergie Berghoffer was dead?
(a) They did not react to the news.
(b) They decided to take three months off to attend his funeral.
(c) They decided to keep working in his honor.
(d) They decided to go back home.

3. What did Lionel Palmer do for a living at the time when he met the Owens?
(a) He was a scientist.
(b) He was a mechanic.
(c) He was a hunter.
(d) He was a carpenter.

4. What type of animal did Captain hunt for in a way that was most fascinating to Mark and his research?
(a) A fish.
(b) A gazelle.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rat.

5. Which of the following methods of escape was NOT one used by the animals of the Kalahari to escape the fire?
(a) Retreating to the water.
(b) Running back to burned out areas.
(c) Climbing trees.
(d) Burrowing into the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals did the Owens never meet face to face in their beds?

2. What type of animal was Chief?

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

4. What was the typical temperature during the day in the Kalahari in the month of July?

5. Which of the following items did Bergie Berghoffer bring to the Owens, convincing them to stay in the Kalahari?

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