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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the first city in Botswana that the Owens landed in?
(a) Kule.
(b) Gaborone.
(c) Bobonong.
(d) Francistown.

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

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

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

6. What was the typical temperature during the day in the Kalahari in the month of July?
(a) 50 degrees.
(b) 90 degrees.
(c) 70 degrees.
(d) 110 degrees.

7. How long did it typically take Mark to purchase supplies in Maun?
(a) Five to six days.
(b) Three to four days.
(c) Seven to eight days.
(d) One to two days.

8. What do hyenas mark to show the path they have traveled?
(a) Grass stems.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Hyenas do not mark.
(d) Trees.

9. What did the Owens name Captain's mate?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Second Captain.
(c) Mate.
(d) Lover.

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

11. How many lionesses, in total, were part of the pride that crept up to Mark's bed at night?
(a) Nine lionesses.
(b) Thirteen lionesses.
(c) Eleven lionesses.
(d) Fifteen lionesses.

12. Which of the following body parts of the gemsbok were the Owens shocked to witness Star eating?
(a) Its leg.
(b) Its head.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its back.

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

14. What animal did the eyes that towered over the bushes at night belong to?
(a) Lions.
(b) Gazelles.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Giraffes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the jackals and wild dogs the Owens encountered on their first day in camp?

2. How much money did the National Geographic society grant to the Owens for their research?

3. In Mark's dream. what caused the cheetah to split in half?

4. On the day Mark immobilized his first jackal, how many lions surrounded the jackal while it slept?

5. How long did the fire in the Kalahari last before rains quenched it?

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