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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Delia was in the hospital, which relative did she hear about dying?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

2. What did Mark rub on Blue's skin to try to treat her illness?
(a) Sand.
(b) Motor oil.
(c) Sun screen.
(d) Butter.

3. On which of the following animals did Delia decide to focus her PhD?
(a) Jackals.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Lions.
(d) Hyenas.

4. In what month does the rainy season typically start in the Kalahari?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) January.

5. Which of the following groups of animals killed Star?
(a) Lions.
(b) Giraffes.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Monkeys.

6. Which of the following is NOT a way that lions communicate with each other?
(a) Through high pitched squealing.
(b) Through scent marking.
(c) Through facial expressions.
(d) Through roaring.

7. What were the Union Carbide reps hoping to find in the Owens' camp?
(a) Potassium.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Carbon.
(d) Hydrogen.

8. What type of vehicle did the Owens purchase when terrorism was on the rise in Botswana?
(a) A Jeep Cherokee.
(b) A Ford Bronco.
(c) A Toyota Rover.
(d) A Cadillac Escalade.

9. Which of the following chores is NOT one the Owens expected their assistant to be in charge of?
(a) Fixing their car.
(b) Fact checking their research.
(c) Cooking their meals.
(d) Making repairs around the campsite.

10. How many years did the National Geographic Society fund the Owens and the work in the Kalahari?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

11. What part of Mark's airplane broke the first time he flew it over the Kalahari, nearly causing him to crash?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The wing.
(c) The steering wheel.
(d) The gas tank.

12. What direction do wildebeest instinctively head toward for water?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

13. Why couldn't the Owens reach Gypsy's cubs to save them before starvation took them?
(a) Gypsy was exteremly territorial.
(b) There was a storm.
(c) The cub was lost in the woods.
(d) There was no room for the cub in camp.

14. How long were the Union Carbide reps in the Owens' camp before they returned to their headquarters?
(a) Eleven days.
(b) Nineteen days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Fifteen days.

15. According to the theory of "survival of the fittest," what is most important to gene preservation?
(a) The parents.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) The individual.
(d) The family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the two year span of 1977-1979, how much water fell in the Kalahari?

2. What other injury did Bones have at the time when the Owens found him?

3. After she was in the hospital, how long did Delia spend in the States?

4. The farmers in the Kalahari constructed the massive fence to protect their livestock from ____________.

5. Which of the following body parts is NOT used when lions communicate with each other?

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