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

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

3. Which of the following illnesses was Blue suffering from at the time the Owens found her in 1979?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Scabies.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Mange.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?

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

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

4. Who brought food to Star's pups after her death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do lions communicate?

2. How did the Owens find out that Mox had quit his position as their assistant?

3. Why did the Owens decide to tag the large pack of brown hyenas near their camp?

4. What state was Bones in when the Owens first found him?

5. What was the Owens' reaction to the scientific visitors in their camp during the dry season of 1979?

6. Why did the Owens find it necessary to tag the gang of brown hyenas that lived near their camp?

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

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

9. What interesting information did the Owens learn about scavenging by watching the feeding relationship between Star and the Pink Panther?

10. Who eats first in a pride of lions?

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