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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. What type of animal did Delia mistake for a rat in her sleeping bag?
(a) A hedgehog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A mongoose.

2. How much money did the Owens bring with them from the States when they moved to Botswana?
(a) $14,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) $10,000.

3. What did Begie Berghoffer tell the Owens was the only thing they should fear in the Kalahari?
(a) Earth.
(b) Wind.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

4. Which of the following animals did the Owens never meet face to face in their beds?
(a) Gazelles.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Leopards.

5. What was the name of the one male lion in the pride the Owens studied?
(a) Fangs.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Bones.
(d) Scar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a name of one of the lions in the pride the Owens studied?

2. Which of the following methods of escape was NOT one used by the animals of the Kalahari to escape the fire?

3. What type of tree marked the border of the Owens' camp in the Kalahari?

4. Where do hyenas bite each other when they are playing?

5. Which of the following caused the Owens to lose a great deal of weight around the time of the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mark leave Delia alone in the camp for three days while he traveled to Maun?

2. How did the Owens lose their first water supply after moving to their camp?

3. How was the wildfire quenched?

4. Who was Bergie Berghoffer?

5. Where did Mark and Delia Owens first meet?

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

7. Who was Moose, and what type of relationship did he have with Delia?

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

9. What was the Owens' reaction to the news that Bergie Berghoffer had died?

10. What news did Norbert Drager bring to the Owens when he visited them for the first time?

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