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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 carpenter.
(c) He was a mechanic.
(d) He was a hunter.

2. In what valley of the Kalahari did the Owens set up their camp?
(a) The Valley of Deception.
(b) The Valley of Death.
(c) The Valley of Light.
(d) The Valley of the Grasslands.

3. What type of animal was Captain?
(a) A lion.
(b) A jackal.
(c) A hyena.
(d) A wild dog.

4. In what decade did Mark and Delia first move to the Kalahari?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

5. What did Begie Berghoffer tell the Owens was the only thing they should fear in the Kalahari?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Wind.

6. Which of the following food supplies was NOT purchased by the Owens when they first arrived in Maun?
(a) Lard.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Bread.
(d) Flour.

7. 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) Running back to burned out areas.
(c) Retreating to the water.
(d) Climbing trees.

8. How did the Owens celebrate their first Christmas in the Kalahari?
(a) By having a roast chicken dinner.
(b) By exchanging gifts.
(c) All of the above.
(d) By decorating a Christmas Tree.

9. The favorite food of Laramie, the lizard, was _________.
(a) Flowers.
(b) Flies.
(c) Bread crumbs.
(d) Berries.

10. Which of the following items did Norbert Drager regularly bring to the Owens in their camp?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Netting.
(c) Mail.
(d) Wine.

11. How wide was the fire that swept through the Kalahari during the month of July?
(a) 40 miles wide.
(b) 20 miles wide.
(c) 50 miles wide.
(d) 30 miles wide.

12. What type of lions did Mark and Delia study?
(a) Blue Pride.
(b) Yellow Pride.
(c) Green Pride.
(d) Red Pride.

13. On the day she was surrounded by lions, where was Delia going to hide before Mark came to her rescue and scared the lions away?
(a) In a tree.
(b) In her car.
(c) In a trunk.
(d) In her sleeping bag.

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

15. In what type of landscape did Star live?
(a) In a den.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a burrow.
(d) In a bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do hyenas bite each other when they are playing?

2. Where was Mark when he had his dream about the graceful cheetah?

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

4. What type of tree marked the border of the Owens' camp in the Kalahari?

5. What was the typical temperature at night during the month of July?

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