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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. During the dry season of 1977, which of the following did not take place?
(a) Females split up into smaller groups to hunt.
(b) The lions ate only vegetables.
(c) Males began hunting for their own food.
(d) There wasn't enough food for the lions.

2. How old was Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirty-six.

3. When eating dinner with Lionel and the American hunters, which of the following items was NOT on the menu?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Steak.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Oysters.

4. What was Mox's primary language at the time when he was hired?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Afrikaan.
(d) English.

5. The geologists that arrived at the Owens' camp were planning to dig for ____________.
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?

2. What were the Union Carbide reps hoping to find in the Owens' camp?

3. How many of Gypsy's cubs died due to starvation?

4. With their tagging equipment, how long did it take the Owens to check all the animals with their radar?

5. What part of Mark's airplane broke the first time he flew it over the Kalahari, nearly causing him to crash?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who were Wes and Anne?

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

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

6. Who was Mox?

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

8. How do lions communicate?

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

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

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