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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bergie Berghoffer's daughter want her father's ashes scattered?
(a) In the cemetary.
(b) In the hills.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In the mountains.

2. How much did the Owens pay Mox per day for his assistance?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) Seventy-five cents.
(d) Twenty-five cents.

3. With their tagging equipment, how long did it take the Owens to check all the animals with their radar?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A few days.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few minutes.

4. In the two year span of 1977-1979, how much water fell in the Kalahari?
(a) Six inches.
(b) Two inches.
(c) Four inches.
(d) Eight inches.

5. During the dry season of 1977, how far did Chary and Sassy have to travel each day for food?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Twenty miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Forty miles.

6. In which of the following hotels did the Owens share lunch with Mr. Van der Westhuizen?
(a) The Desert Plain.
(b) The Cosmopolitan.
(c) The Sahara.
(d) The Riviera.

7. During the hot, dry season of 1979, how hot did the riverbed get during the daytime?
(a) 130 degrees.
(b) 110 degrees.
(c) 90 degrees.
(d) 150 degrees.

8. After Bones' death, on what species of animal did the Owens decide to focus all their money and attention?
(a) Hornbills.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Lions.
(d) Gazelles.

9. How many wildebeest died in the migration toward water?
(a) Ten.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) A hundred thousand.
(d) Thousands.

10. For which university did Mox gather mice for research?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Vanderbilt University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Michigan University.

11. Which of the following large cats did Star and Shadow intimidate away from its kill?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A jaguar.
(d) A lion.

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

13. Where was Bones shot?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the heart.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the back.

14. After she was in the hospital, how long did Delia spend in the States?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a valley in the Kalahari?

2. How did the Owens know that the corpse in the shed belonged to Bones?

3. According to the theory of "survival of the fittest," what is most important to gene preservation?

4. How did the Owens know that Mox quit his position as assistant?

5. During the dry season of 1977, which of the following did not take place?

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