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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What luxury did the Owens indulge in during their stay at the Paul's cottage?
(a) A nice bed.
(b) Expensive oysters..
(c) A safari trip.
(d) Champagne.

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

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

6. After drinking from the lake, where did the wildebeest run to in order to seek shelter?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The bushes.
(c) The woods.
(d) There was no shelter for the wildebeest.

7. How many pups did Star give birth to in her final litter?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

9. How many dominant males live in a typical lion pride?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Three or four.
(c) One or two.
(d) Seven or eight.

10. How many miles was Mark supposed to put in before earning the license that would allow him to fly solo over the Kalahari?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

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

12. How many times were the Owens stopped by armed gunmen when they tried to return to camp after their visit to the States?
(a) Twice.
(b) Four times.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following stones did Mark compare the tens of thousands of wildebeest making their migration in 1979?

2. What animal were the Blue Pride Lions feasting on at the time when Mark immobilized and tagged them?

3. How did the Owens react when Mr. Van der Westhuizen offered them this amount of money for their research?

4. Which of the following diseases did Delia NOT come down with at the time when she was hospitalized in Maun?

5. When eating dinner with Lionel and the American hunters, which of the following items was NOT on the menu?

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