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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the typical temperature at night during the month of July?
(a) 15 degrees.
(b) 55 degrees.
(c) 35 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

2. Which part of the Owens' bodies was blistered after battling the fire near their tent?
(a) Their backs.
(b) Their faces.
(c) Their feet.
(d) Their hands.

3. Whose job was it to kill the poisonous snakes that came near the Owens' camp?
(a) Bergie Berghoffer.
(b) Lionel Palmer.
(c) Delia Owens.
(d) Mark Owens.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Owens hope to learn about the brown hyenas when they tagged them?

2. What acted as an alarm when a poisonous snake came near the camp?

3. What color was Bergie Berghoffer's truck?

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

5. What type of lions did Mark and Delia study?

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