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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mark and Delia stop the fire from reaching their tent?
(a) They built a trench.
(b) They moved their tent.
(c) They threw water on the fire.
(d) The did not stop the fire, and their tent was destroyed.

2. What did Lionel Palmer do for a living at the time when he met the Owens?
(a) He was a carpenter.
(b) He was a hunter.
(c) He was a mechanic.
(d) He was a scientist.

3. What was the name of the dominant hyena in Star's pack?
(a) Sassy.
(b) Star.
(c) Goldie.
(d) Princess.

4. Which of the following body parts of the gemsbok were the Owens shocked to witness Star eating?
(a) Its tail.
(b) Its back.
(c) Its head.
(d) Its leg.

5. The Owens used their trailer _____________.
(a) To sleep in.
(b) To store food supplies.
(c) To house injured animals.
(d) To fetch water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lions did Mark and Delia study?

2. What breakthough about hyena knowledge did the Owens discover when they first started studying the species?

3. What do hyenas mark to show the path they have traveled?

4. How much money did the Owens bring with them from the States when they moved to Botswana?

5. How much money did the Owens spend on their first Range Rover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do hyenas communicate with one another?

2. How did Captain hunt for rats?

3. How did the Owens celebrate their first Christmas in the Kalahari?

4. What was the Valley of Deception?

5. What type of weather seasons occur in a typical year in the Kalahari?

6. How was the wildfire quenched?

7. What did Mark dream about on the plane ride to Botswana?

8. How did Delia spend her days during the time that Mark left her alone in camp while he traveled to Maun?

9. What was the Owens' initial reaction to their first wildfire in the Kalahari?

10. How does the memoir "Cry of the Kalahari" open?

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