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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the cottage owned by Dolene and Simon Paul?
(a) The Buffalo Cottage.
(b) The Mongoose Cottage.
(c) The Jaguar Cottage.
(d) The Cobra Cottage.

2. Why did Pepper frequent the Owens' camp?
(a) For food.
(b) For water.
(c) For shelter.
(d) For companionship.

3. What animal were the Blue Pride Lions feasting on at the time when Mark immobilized and tagged them?
(a) Ostrich.
(b) Gazelle.
(c) Crocodile.
(d) Zebra.

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following lionesses became nomadic during the dry season of 1979?
(a) Blue.
(b) Chary.
(c) Happy.
(d) Gypsy.

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

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

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

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

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

14. How many of Gypsy's cubs died due to starvation?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bones shot?

2. Which of the following groups of animals killed Star?

3. Which of the following large cats did Star and Shadow intimidate away from its kill?

4. Which of the following illnesses was Blue suffering from at the time the Owens found her in 1979?

5. What direction do wildebeest instinctively head toward for water?

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