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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following diseases did Delia NOT come down with at the time when she was hospitalized in Maun?
(a) Mononucleosis.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Hepatitis.

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

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

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

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

6. Which of the following people did NOT help in the process of tagging the brown hyenas around camp?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Mark.
(c) Delia.
(d) Mox.

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

8. Which of the following adjectives best described the Serengeti lionesses as mothers when the Owens observed them?
(a) Affectionate.
(b) Negligent.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Smothering.

9. When eating dinner with Lionel and the American hunters, which of the following items was NOT on the menu?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Steak.
(d) Lobster.

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

11. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the deaths of the wildebeest during their migration?
(a) Poachers.
(b) Scarcity of food.
(c) Disease.
(d) The heat.

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

13. How did the Owens know that the corpse in the shed belonged to Bones?
(a) His collar.
(b) His scars.
(c) His tag.
(d) His skin color.

14. Which of the following was NOT a valley in the Kalahari?
(a) Deception Valley.
(b) Passarge Valley.
(c) Hidden Valley.
(d) Cobble Valley.

15. How old was Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following lionesses proved to be the best mother to her cubs?

3. Which of the following adjectives best described Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?

4. Where did Bergie Berghoffer's daughter want her father's ashes scattered?

5. How much did the Owens pay Mox per day for his assistance?

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