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

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

3. Which of the following words completed the mantra under the plane Mark purchased: "Echo Whiskey _____" ?
(a) Heart.
(b) Boots.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Golf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times were the Owens stopped by armed gunmen when they tried to return to camp after their visit to the States?

2. How many hours did Mark put in for his pilots license before he received it?

3. Which of the following was NOT a valley in the Kalahari?

4. What type of vehicle did the Owens purchase when terrorism was on the rise in Botswana?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What scientific visitors did the Owens receive at their camp during the dry season of 1979?

2. What condition was Blue in at the time when the Owens first found her?

3. How many wildebeest died during their migration, and how?

4. How had the political landscape in Botswana changed during the four weeks the Owens spent visiting family in the States?

5. How do lions communicate?

6. How did Muffin die?

7. How did Delia interact with Star's pups during her research period for her PhD?

8. Why were the Owens surprised when the Blue Pride accepted Happy as one of their own?

9. How did the wildebeest react to the fence that had been constructed by the local farmers to protect their livestock?

10. How did Bones' death affect the way of life for the subjects of the Owens' study?

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