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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mark's dream. what caused the cheetah to split in half?
(a) A rope trap.
(b) A sword.
(c) A fence.
(d) A bullet wound.

2. How did the Owens react the first time they saw hyenas playing together?
(a) They were apathetic.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They were amused.
(d) They were terrified.

3. What was the name of the dominant hyena in Star's pack?
(a) Goldie.
(b) Princess.
(c) Sassy.
(d) Star.

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

5. How are Mark and Delia related?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are father and daughter.
(c) They are not related.
(d) They are brother and sister.

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

7. 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) Burrowing into the ground.
(c) Climbing trees.
(d) Running back to burned out areas.

8. What color is the substance excreted from a hyena's scent glands?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

11. What type of animal was Chief?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A rat.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A bird.

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

13. To what animal did the green, slanted eyes in the dark night belong?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A monkey.
(c) An antelope.
(d) A hippo.

14. 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.

15. What was the name of the one male lion in the pride the Owens studied?
(a) Scar.
(b) Fangs.
(c) Bones.
(d) Lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were the lions' eyes at night when the Owens spotted them with their flashlights?

2. Who was President when the Owens first moved to the Kalahari?

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

4. In what decade did Mark and Delia first move to the Kalahari?

5. What animal did the eyes that towered over the bushes at night belong to?

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